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2021 Supreme(SC) 405

L. NAGESWARA RAO, NAVIN SINHA, INDU MALHOTRA
KAMLESH CHAUDHARY – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF RAJASTHAN – Respondent


Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioner: Mr. S. Hari Haran, Adv. Ms. Jaikriti S. Jadeja, AOR
For the Respondent: Mr. Ashish Kumar, AAG. Mr. Milind Kumar, AOR

ORDER :

1. Leave granted.

2. The appellant is accused of committing offences under Sections 406, 409, 420, 467, 468, 471, 477-A, 201, 120-B of IPC and Section 5 of the Prize Chits Money Circulation Scheme (Banning Act), 1978 and Section 65 of the IT Act. He was arrested on 25.05.2019. Incomplete charge sheet was filed on 22.07.2019. On the ground that charge sheet was not filed within the prescribed period, an application for bail under Section 167(2) Cr.P.C. was filed by the appellant. The High Court ruled in his favour by holding that the appellant is entitled to bail under Section 167 as a complete charge sheet was not filed within the prescribed period. While granting bail, the High Court held that the appellant can be re-arrested after the charge sheet is filed.

3. Mr. S. Hari Haran, learned counsel appearing for the appellant, submitted that the direction for re-arrest of the appellant on filing of the charge sheet is contrary to the law laid down by this Court in Bashir v. State of Haryana [(1977) 4 SCC 410]. In the said judgment, this Court held that it is open to the prosecution to file an application for cancellation of bail on the grounds known to law and the receipt of the

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