Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 307, 392, 342, 325, 394, 34 -- Bail - Attempt to murder - Three key witnesses of prosecution have been declared hostile - Appellant is behind bars for more than 2 years and only 5 out of 17 PWs have been examined till date - Bail granted with conditions...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 420, 467, 468, 471, 120B -- Bail - Cheating - Appellant is in custody since 23.9.2024 - Charges have not yet been framed because investigation against an absconding accused is still continuing - Appellant voluntarily undertakes to make a payment of Rs.2,75,000 - Bail granted with conditions...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439 -- Bail - Involvement of accused in other criminal cases cannot be sole ground to deny him concession of bail...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 364A, 506, 34, Arms Act, 1959, Section 25 -- Bail - Offence u/ss 364-A, 506, 34 IPC and S.25 of Arms Act - Petitioner is behind bars for last 10 months and 21 days - Out of total 18 PWs, only 4 have been examined so far - Conclusion of trial will take considerable long time - Culpability if any..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439 -- Bail - Mere omission to pass a formal remand order, does not by itself, entitle an accused to bail - Cumulative effect of long period of incarceration, consistent failure of authorities to comply with production warrants, and absence of valid remand orders cannot be overlooked - Bail granted...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439 -- Bail - Despite repeated issuance of production warrants on multiple dates, jail authorities have consistently failed to produce petitioner before trial Court - Persistent non-compliance has resulted in the prolonged incarceration of petitioner without benefit of a valid remand order or even opportunity to be heard before Court..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439 -- Bail - Power to remand an accused to judicial custody is a crucial judicial function that must be exercised with due diligence and in strict compliance with procedure established by law - A lapse in this regard strikes at the very root of personal liberty - Bail granted...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439 -- Bail - Petitioner has been in custody since 09.03.2023 - He was initially remanded to police custody upon production before Magistrate and was subsequently remanded to judicial custody - However, subsequent to filing of challan, trial Court did not pass any formal or express order extending judicial remand of petitioner - Even,..........
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Section 21, 37, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439 -- Recovery of brown sugar - Bail - As per record, a commercial quantity of brown sugar was recovered from the petitioners - Petitioners failed to overcome the restriction provided u/s.37 NDPS Act - Therefore, interim bails granted in favour of petitioners stand..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439(2) -- Cancellation of bail - Bail of petitioner cancelled due to his non-appearance, as he was out of station for some urgent work - Non-bailable warrants were also issued against petitioner - Since petitioner is keen to join proceedings, order of cancellation of bail set aside with cost of Rs.10,000/-...........
