Gujarat High Court
Mangalsingh Jeetsingh Sardar (Shikh) vs State Of Gujarat on 25 January, 2016
Author: A.J.Desai
Bench: A.J.Desai
R/CR.MA/23704/2015 ORDER
IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 23704 of 2015
(FOR REGULAR BAIL)
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MANGALSINGH JEETSINGH SARDAR (SHIKH)....Applicant(s)
Versus
STATE OF GUJARAT....Respondent(s)
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Appearance:
MR HEMANT B RAVAL, ADVOCATE for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MS NISHA THAKORE, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE A.J.DESAI
Date : 25/01/2016
ORAL ORDER
1. This application is filed under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for regular bail in connection with F.I.R. registered at C.R. No. I 19 of 2015 with Nikol Police Station for the offences punishable under Sections 302, 323 and 504 of the IPC and under Section 135(1) of the G.P.Act.
2. Learned advocate for the applicant submits that considering the nature of offence, the applicant may be enlarged on regular bail by imposing suitable conditions.
3. The learned APP opposes the grant of bail looking to the nature and gravity of offences.
4. Learned advocates appearing on behalf of the respective parties do not press for further reasoned order.
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5. I have heard learned advocates appearing for the parties. Perused the papers of investigation including the statement of eye witnesses and the post mortem report. It appears from the papers of investigation that while taking food, some quarrel took placed wherein the applicant had given slap on the head of the deceased pursuant to which the deceased lost his conscienceness and subsequently died and considering the offence as alleged in the FIR and also considering the nature of allegations made in the FIR, I am of the opinion that this is a fit case to exercise the discretion to enlarge the applicant on bail. Hence, the application is allowed and the applicant is ordered to be released on bail in connection with C.R. No. I 19 of 2015 with Nikol Police Station on executing a bond of Rs.10,000/ (Rupees Ten Thousand only) with one surety of the like amount to the satisfaction of the trial Court and subject to the conditions that he shall;
[a] not take undue advantage of liberty or misuse liberty;
[b] not act in a manner injuries to the interest of the prosecution;
[c] surrender passport, if any, to the lower court within a week;
[d] not leave the State of Gujarat without prior permission of the Sessions Judge concerned;
[e] mark presence at the concerned police station on every Monday for a period of six months and thereafter on any day of first week of each English Calender Month till the trial is over;
[f] furnish the present address of residence to the I.O. and also to the Court at the time of execution of the bond and shall not change the residence without prior permission of this Court;
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7. Rule made absolute to the aforesaid extent. Direct service is permitted.
(A.J.DESAI, J.) *Kazi...
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