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Manjeet Singh v. State of Rajasthan

Rajasthan HC3 Oct 2023CRLMB/12196/2023

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What is this about?

The High Court of Rajasthan granted third bail application to an accused detained since 2020 in connection with an NDPS offence. The court deemed it just and proper to grant bail citing a similar case involving a co-accused and the prolonged period of remand without conclusion of trial.

What did the court decide?

Petitioner released on bail in Rs. 2,00,000/ with two sureties of Rs. 1,00,000/- each to be approved by the trial court.

Manjeet Singh Vs State of Rajasthan — Narcotics (NDPS) | Rajasthan HC (2023)

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[2023:RJ-JD:32327]

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR

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S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 12196/2023

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Manjeet Singh S/o Kartarsingh, Aged About 40 Years, R/o Ramgarh Bhundra, P.s. Kothpalla, Dist. Bhatinda (Punjab) (At Present Lodged At Sub Jail, Suratgarh)

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----Petitioner

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Versus

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State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp

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----Respondent

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For Petitioner(s)	: Mr. Achala Ram
For Respondent(s)	: Mr. S.S. Rajpurohit,PP

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR GARG

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Order

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03/10/2023

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The present third bail application has been filed under Section 439 Cr.P.C. The petitioner has been arrested in connection with FIR No.114/2020 Police Station Suratgarh, District Sriganganagar for the offence punishable under Section 8/15 of NDPS Act. The second bail application was dismissed vide order dated 05.07.2022.

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Counsel for the petitioner submits that similarly situated coaccused Gurmel Singh has been granted bail by the Co-Ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 14.09.2023 in S.B. Criminal Misc. Bail Application No.11447/2023 and the case of present petitioner is similar to that of the co-accused. The accusedpetitioner is in judicial custody since 08.03.2020 and the trial of the case will take sufficient long time to be concluded. Therefore, the benefit of bail should be granted to the accused-petitioner.

[2023:RJ-JD:32327]

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Learned Public Prosecutor vehemently opposed the bail application.

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Having regard to the totality of the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, I deem it just and proper to grant bail to the accused petitioner under Section 439 Cr.P.C.

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Accordingly, the third bail application filed under Sec.439 Cr.P.C. is allowed and it is directed that petitioner Manjeet Singh S/o Kartar Singh, shall be released on bail in connection with FIR No.114/2020 of Police Station Suratgarh, District Sriganganagar provided he executes a personal bond in a sum of Rs.2,00,000/with two sound and solvent surety of Rs.1,00,000/- each to the satisfaction of learned trial court for his appearance before that court on each and every date of hearing and whenever called upon to do so till the completion of the trial.

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(MANOJ KUMAR GARG),J

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1043-Ishan/-

Manjeet Singh v. State of Rajasthan

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