Pardeep v. State
Case brief
What is this about?
Petitioner sought bail alleging false implication in a poisoning case. Court considered evidence regarding timeline and CCTV footage. Petitioner granted bail on furnishing bond with surety.
What did the court decide?
Petitioner admitted to bail on furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 25,000 with one surety in the like amount.
What the court decided
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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
- BAIL APPLN. 148/2017
PARDEEP ..... Petitioner Through :Mr. Trideep and Ms. Deeksha Gujral, Advs.
versus
STATE ..... Respondent Through : Dr. M.P. Singh, APP
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. PATHAK
O R D E R % 21.03.2017
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is the husband of the complainant. Complainant has lodged the FIR after four years of marriage. As per the complainant herself, petitioner, along with his mother and sister, had forcibly poured poisonous substance in her mouth at the matrimonial home. Father of the complainant has stated that, after pouring poisonous substance, petitioner had dropped the complainant at his house. He took the complainant to hospital, where her treatment was done. Learned counsel submits that complainant left the hospital against the medical advice. Petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. Complainant was admitted in the hospital at about 7:50 pm; whereas as per
the complainant, poisonous substance was poured in her mouth at about 6:00 pm to 6:30 pm at the matrimonial home. He further submits that CCTV footage of the neighbouring areas shows that petitioner had gone on a motorcycle with the complainant at about 3:30 pm and come back alone on his motorcycle on 4:00 pm, thus, plea of complainant on the face of it is not true.
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether bail should be granted to the petitioner accused of poisoning.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Pardeep
- respondent
State
Coram
A.K. Pathak
Case details
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