An anticipatory bail application was dismissed as the High Court relied on the injury report and X-ray describing the wound as grievous and dangerous to life, finding no exceptional circumstance warranting bail.
Application for anticipatory bail dismissed; petitioner not entitled to bail.
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR
S.B. Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 8556/2022
Praveen S/o Jagveer Singh, Aged About 20 Years, R/o Lasedi Tehsil Rajgarh District Churu
----Petitioner
Versus
State Of Rajasthan, Through PP
----Respondent
| For Petitioner(s) | : Mr. Pankaj Kumar Gupta |
|---|---|
| For Respondent(s) | : Ms. Anita Gehlot, Public Prosecutor |
| Mr. Vikas Bijarnia, for the complainant |
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR GARG
Order
02/12/2022
This anticipatory bail application under Section 438 Cr.P.C. has been filed by the petitioner apprehending his arrest in connection with FIR No. 175/2020, Police Station Rajgarh, District Churu for offences under Sections 452, 323, 324, 326, 307, 379 and 34 of IPC.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that a false averment has been made by the injured as also a false report was made by the complainant to the effect that injured received grievous injury which is dangerous to life. Counsel submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. Therefore, the petitioner may be enlarged on anticipatory bail.
Per contra, learned Public Prosecutor as also learned counsel for the complainant have vehemently opposed the bail application.
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[CRLMB-8556/2022]
Having considered the rival submissions made by the learned counsel for the parties and material available on record, in the facts and circumstances of the case, particularly looking to the fact that according to the injury report of injured, he received one injury by sharp edged weapon on his head and as per X-report, the said injury has been described to be grievous and dangerous to life; and according to the statement of injured a specific averment has been made that this injury has been caused by the present petitioner, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
It is well settled that the power exercisable under Section 438 Cr.P.C. is somewhat extraordinary in character and it is only in exceptional cases where it appears that the person may be falsely implicated or where there are reasonable grounds for holding that a person accused of an offence is not likely to otherwise misuse his liberty. It is also well settled that ordinarily, arrest is a part of the process of investigation intended to secure several purposes and it may be necessary to curtail the freedom of an accused in order to enable the investigation to proceed without hindrance and prevent the disappearance of the accused.
In view of the above, the anticipatory bail application preferred by the petitioner under Section 438 Cr.P.C. is hereby dismissed.
(MANOJ KUMAR GARG),J
150-Mak/-
2 issues framed by the court
Whether anticipatory bail can be granted to the petitioner apprehending arrest in alleged offences involving grievous hurt dangerous to life.
Whether the injury report and X-ray description constitute sufficient grounds to deny anticipatory bail.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Praveen S/o Jagveer Singh
State Of Rajasthan
Manoj Kumar Garg
As recorded by the court registry
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