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2007 Supreme(Raj) 1427

Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur Bench
Honble RAGHUVENDRA SINGH RATHORE, J.
Saheb Singh - Appellant
Versus
State of Rajasthan - Respondents
S.B. Criminal Misc. II Bail Application No. 7518 of 2007
Decided On : November 28, 2007

Advocates Appeared:
S.S. Sunda, for Petitioner; Jainendra Jain, Public Prosecutor for State

Headnote:Cr.P.C., 1973, Sec. 439; Penal Code, Sec. 307 – Second bail application on the ground of compromise – The only document filed was application of injured making request that the accused may be released on bail – The Court below held that no compromise executed by injured and found it one of the basis of rejection of bail application – The application was not supported by affidavit – It is a question to be mooted as to what extent the same would be relevant for consideration while considering a bail application in a offence u/S. 307 IPC which is not compoundable – No substantial change in the circumstances of the case that deserves consideration – Directed trial Court to call and examine the injured as first witness as and when trial commences.(Paras 10 to 12) Bail application dismissed.

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Honble RATHORE, J.–Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material on record.

(2). This second application for bail has been filed primarily on the ground that a compromise has been entered into between the parties. The earlier bail application was considered and decided by this Court on 1.10.2007.

(3). Broadly speaking the facts of the case are that an incident took place on 19.6.2005 and the report came to be lodged by one Siya Ram on 20.6.2005. The petitioner had been named in the said report. Therefore, the investigation commenced and the challan came to be filed on 15.7.2006 wherein the Investigating Agency had made eight persons as accused including the petitioner. As against the petitioner, the challan came to be filed under Section 299 Cr.P.C. Subsequently, the petitioner was arrested on 23.7.2007. According to the petitioner, a supplementary challan has now been filed against the petitioner.

(4). The prosecution case, against the petitioner, is that he was carrying a `Sariya and inflicted a blow on the head of Har Prasad. The injured Har Prasad had also corroborated the same in his statement under Section 161 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The Medical Jurist had also opined about the said injury to be grievous in nature. The petitioner had filed second bail application before the court-below, on the basis of the compromise filed between the parties stating therein that injured Har Prasad has moved an application stating that he has entered into a compromise with the accused petitioner Saheb Singh. The said application came to be rejected by the learned Court-below on 23.10.2007. Hence, this application for bail has been filed before this Court.

(5). Along with this second bail application, the petitioner has submitted a certified copy of the application filed by the injured Har Prasad, with a prayer that the bail application filed by the accused petitioner may be accepted. In the application, he has stated that he has no objection in case, the bail is granted to the accused petitioner Saheb Singh.

(6). Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that a compromise has been entered into between the parties and as such the accused may be enlarged on bail. He has relied upon the Judgments of this Court rendered in the Case title Ram Kunwar vs. State of Rajasthan, 2005(1) RCC 295; Ram Dayal @ Kalu vs. State of Rajasthan 2005(3) RCC 1454 and Satya Narain vs. State of Rajasthan 2007(2)Cr.L.R. (Raj.) 1300.

(7). The learned Public Prosecutor has opposed the bail application and supported the order impugned passed by the Court- below, on 23.10.2007.

(8). I have given my thoughtful consideration to the submissions made by the rival parties and also perused the material on record. At the outset it may be said that the so called compromise or its copy has not been placed on record of this Court. The only document which has been filed by the petitioner, is the application of Har Prasad dated 16.10.2007 wherein he has requested that the bail may be granted to the accused petitioner. It is note worthy that the said application does not seem to have been supported by any affidavit. Apart from it, the learned Court-below, in its order dated 23.10.2007 after taking into consideration the facts regarding the so called compromise, held that the charge-sheet against the petitioner has been filed on 17.10.2007, the case has been committed and the learned Committal Court had fixed the case for 31.10.2007 as the next date of hearing. Therefore, the learned Court below has held that no compromise has been executed by the injured with the petitioner Saheb Singh.

(9). So far as the aforesaid case law relied upon by the petitioner is concerned, it may be stated that in the case of Ram Kumar vs. State (supra), the injured had filed an affidavit in the trial Court admitting the compromise in the matter. Before the High Court, the learned Public Prosecutor had in that case admitted the facts regarding compromise. In the Case of Ram D





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