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Simran v. State

Delhi HC6 Jan 2016BAIL APPLN./1736/2015

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What is this about?

The Court granted anticipatory bail to the petitioner, the unmarried sister-in-law and first informant of the deceased's suicide. The bail was granted on a bond with a surety, subject to conditions for earnest participation in the trial, while noting the case had been settled preliminarily. No oath or oath-bound charge was found to exist.

What did the court decide?

Petitioner released on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000/- with one surety of like amount, subject to conditions for earnest participation in the trial.

Simran Vs State — Anticipatory Bail | Delhi HC (2016)

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$~1 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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+ BAIL APPLN. SIMRAN	1736/2015 Through:	..... Petitioner Mr. Rakesh Chahar, Adv.
	versus
STATE	Through:	..... Respondent Ms. Rajni Gupta, APP for the State SI Pravesh Kaushik, PS Rajouri Garden
		Mr. Pawan K. Bahl & Mr. Mohan S., Advs. for the complainant

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR O R D E R % 06.01.2016

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The petitioner is the unmarried sister-in-law of the deceased. Though the allegation in the FIR is that during the stay of the deceased in her matrimonial home, she was harassed by her in-laws including the petitioner, but that allegation is of a distant past. The matter was settled between the parties at the instance of Police and local persons.

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On the day the deceased committed suicide, the petitioner informed the Police first in point of time that her sister-in-law was not opening the door. Later, the dead body was found hanging from the ceiling. The petitioner was granted interim protection by this Court and was asked to join the investigation. Pursuant to the aforesaid order, the petitioner joined the investigation.

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Learned counsel for the complainant has stated that now the chargesheet has been filed and the petitioner has been arrayed as an accused and has been sent up for trial.

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Nonetheless, considering the relationship of the petitioner with the deceased as also taking into account that the petitioner was the first person to inform about the possible suicide of the deceased, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

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The petitioner shall be released on bail, in the event of her arrest, on her furnishing a bond in the sum of Rs.10,000/- with one surety of the like amount, to the satisfaction of the arresting officer/SHO of the concerned Police Station.

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It is made clear that the petitioner shall participate in the trial in the right earnestness.

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The application is allowed.

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Any observation made in the order would not prejudicially affect the case of the prosecution or the defense.

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ASHUTOSH KUMAR, J

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JANUARY 06, 2016 ns

Simran v. State

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