High Court rejected criminal bail application of Pankaj Kumar Baghel accused under Sections 302, 120-B IPC in murder and cheating case, finding ample evidence against him. Court directed trial court to conclude proceedings within one year under Section 309 Cr.P.C.
Bail application rejected; trial court directed to conclude trial within one year.
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Reserved On:- 16.02.2023 Delivered On:- 22.02.2023
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 59619 of 2022 Applicant :- Pankaj Kumar Baghel Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Ram Shiromani Shukla,Anubhav Shukla Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Siddharth, J.
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and took the cheque and his mobile phone and vanished on the motorcycle of the deceased. The cheque of the deceased was recovered along with motorcycle of the deceased apart from arms used in the incident.
Order Date :- 22.02.2023
Rohit
Digitally signed by :- ROHIT DAS High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
3 issues framed by the court
Whether the applicant is entitled to bail in a murder case involving murder and forgery allegations amidst ample evidence.
Whether Section 26 of the Indian Evidence Act protects the applicant from the adverse use of a co-accused's confessional statement assigning him the role of firing.
Whether the High Court should direct the trial court to conclude the trial within a specific timeframe.
3 provisions across 2 enactments
Pankaj Kumar Baghel
Siddharth
Rohit Das
As recorded by the court registry
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