Vikki Alias Ramnath v. State of Haryana
Case brief
What is this about?
Regular bail allowed; prolonged pendency/conclusion of trial taking long time; reliance on Supreme Court dicta in Javed Gulam Nabi Shaikh vs. State of Maharashtra and another, 2024(3) RCR (Criminal) 494; bail conditions - no misuse of liberty, no tampering with evidence, attendance on all dates, no fresh offence, deposit of passport, cell phone number to IO/SHO, no delay of trial; surety bonds to satisfaction of CJM/Duty Magistrate; rival contentions left for trial; High Court Chandigarh; Sumit Goel, J.; April 27, 2026.
What did the court decide?
Release of the petitioner on regular bail on furnishing bail/surety bonds to the satisfaction of the learned concerned CJM/Duty Magistrate, subject to the conditions imposed by that Court and the seven enumerated conditions (including non-misuse of liberty, non-tampering with evidence, attendance on all trial dates, commission of no offence, deposit of passport, disclosure of cell phone number to IO/SHO, and no delay of the trial).