Tofan Singh vs The State Of Tamil Nadu on 29 October, 2020
Without commenting anything on merits of the case,
considering the fact that the petitioner is in custody for the last 02
months and 12 days; the main accused Vimal Kumar @ Sunny is
already released on bail; the petitioner is the first offender and is not
involved in any other case; charges are yet to be framed; the custodial
interrogation of the petitioner is not required; the petitioner has been
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nominated in the case on the basis of the disclosure statement of the co-
accused and in view of the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme in Tofan
Singh's case (supra), and the fact that conclusion of the trial will take
some time, this petition is allowed and the petitioner is directed to be
released on bail subject to his furnishing bail/surety bonds to the
satisfaction of the trial Court/Illaqa Magistrate/Duty Magistrate.