HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR
Manoj Kumar Garg, J.
Dinesh – Appellant
Versus
State Of Rajasthan – Respondent
S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 2939 of 2022
Decided On : 22-03-2022
Bail - N.D.P.S. Act - Arms Act - The court granted bail to the accused-petitioner under Section 439 Cr.P.C. considering the facts and circumstances of the case without commenting on the merits of the case.
Fact of the Case:
The petitioner was arrested for offences under Section 8/15 of N.D.P.S. act & Section 3/25 of arms act. The petitioner sought bail citing the grant of bail to a similarly situated co-accused and the lack of call details linking him to the case.
Finding of the Court:
The court found it just and proper to release the petitioner on bail without commenting on the merits of the case.
Issues: Bail application under Section 439 Cr.P.C.
Ratio Decidendi: The court deemed it just and proper to grant bail to the accused-petitioner based on the facts and circumstances of the case.
Final Decision: The bail application under Section 439 Cr.P.C. is allowed, and the accused-petitioner is ordered to be enlarged on bail upon furnishing a personal bond and sureties.
JUDGMENT
Manoj Kumar Garg, J. - The present bail application has been filed under Section 439 Cr.P.C. The petitioner has been arrested in connection with F.I.R. No.97/2020, Police Station Bilara, District Jodhpur, for the offences punishable under Section 8/15 of N.D.P.S. act & Section 3/25 of arms act.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that similarly situated co-accused Shrawan Ram has already been granted bail by the Coordinate Bench of this Court and the case of the present petitioner is not distinguishable from that of the co-accused. Counsel further submits that no call details has been found from the petitioner. He was implicated with the aid of Section 29 of N.D.P.S. act and no other criminal case has been registered against him. The petitioner is in judicial custody and the trial of the case will take sufficient long time. Therefore, the benefit of bail should be granted to the accused-petitioner.
3. Learned Public Prosecutor has opposed the bail application.
4. I have considered the arguments advanced before me and gone through the material available on record.
5. Taking into account the facts and circumstances of the case, without commenting on the merits of the case, this Court deems it just and proper to release the petitioner on bail.
6. accordingly, the bail application under Section 439 Cr.P.C. is allowed and it is ordered that the accused-petitioner Dinesh S/o Shri Sohan Lal shall be enlarged on bail in F.I.R. No.97/2020, Police Station Bilara, District Jodhpur provided he furnishes a personal bond in the sum of Rs.1,00,000/- with two sureties of Rs.50,000/- each to the satisfaction of the learned trial Judge for his appearance before the court concerned on all the dates of hearing as and when called upon to do so.
Granting bail based on the release of similarly situated co-accused and the lengthy trial process, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case.
The court may grant bail under Section 439 Cr.P.C. based on the nature of the offence, the quantity of contraband, and the expected duration of the trial.
The court may grant bail under Section 439 Cr.P.C. based on the totality of the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case.
The court established that in cases involving non-commercial quantities of drugs, the prolonged duration of trial can be a valid ground for granting bail under Section 439 Cr.P.C.
The court may grant bail under Section 439 Cr.P.C. considering the quantity of recovered contraband and the expected duration of the trial.
The court's discretion to grant bail under Section 439 Cr.P.C. based on the facts and circumstances of the case.
The court has the discretion to grant bail based on the facts and circumstances of the case, without commenting on the merits of the case.
The main legal point established in the judgment is the court's discretion to grant bail under Section 439 Cr.P.C. based on the totality of the facts and circumstances of the case.
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