State challenged a trial court order granting bail in an economic offences case involving over Rs.300 crore. The respondents had spent about seven years in custody across related FIRs; charges were yet to be framed and over 58 witnesses cited. Relying on K.A. Najeeb, the High Court held no ground existed to set aside the bail order.
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STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Naresh Kumar Chahar, APP for the State. Inspector Awadhesh Kumar Singh (P.S. EOW, New Delhi).
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SANJAY CHANDRA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Vishal Gosain, Mr. Anuroop Chakravarti & Mr. Pravir Singh, Advocates for R-1 & R-2.
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN
O R D E R % 09.10.2024
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CRL.M.C. 3386/2022
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cheated amount is only 21 crores whereas the amount involved is more than 300 crores.
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CRL.M.C. 3386/2022
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and have been granted bail in all the FIRs registered against them.
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CRL.M.C. 3386/2022
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accused during the trial. The object is neither punitive nor preventive and the deprivation of liberty has been considered as a punishment.
AMIT MAHAJAN, J
OCTOBER 9, 2024
‘Aman’
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether the trial court's order admitting respondents on bail in FIR No.125/2014 should be set aside on the State's contention that it rested on erroneous facts.
Whether prolonged incarceration of about seven years with a trial unlikely to conclude soon entitles respondents to continued release despite the gravity of economic offences.
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Union of India v. K.A. NajeebRelied on¶18
AIR 2021 SC 712 · Who else cites this
5 provisions across 2 enactments
State of NCT of Delhi
Sanjay Chandra
Anr.
Amit Mahajan
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