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GURVINDER SINGH GILL
Raman Chaudhary – Appellant
Versus
State of Haryana – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Gurvinder Singh Gill, J. - The petitioner seeks grant of regular bail in respect of a case registered vide FIR No.25, dated 23.1.2020 at Police Station Rai, District Sonipat, under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471, 120-B of Indian Penal Code, Section 12 of Passport Act, 1976 and Section 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
2. The allegations, in nutshell, are that one Raju @ Raj Kumar had been able to get a passport issued i.e. passport bearing No.T5136322 on the basis of forged and fabricated documents in the name of Gurveer Singh son of Balwant Singh. It is alleged that the said forged and fabricated documents were verified by the police officials i.e. Constable Rajender and MHC Sukhwant Singh to be the genuine documents, who as a matter of fact were conniving with the other accused and had incorrectly verified the said documents to be correct. It is further the case of prosecution that initially
only Raju @ Raj Kumar was named in the FIR. Upon arrest of Raju @ Raju Kumar, he disclosed the name of Rajender to be the accused. Upon arrest of Rajender, he suffered a disclosure statement nominating Raman Chaudhary (petitioner) and Sukhwant Singh also as accused. When the pe
The court considered the length of custody and the likelihood of trial delay in granting bail to the petitioner.
The court may grant bail considering the custody of the accused and the likelihood of trial taking time to commence.
The court considered the length of the petitioner's custody and the likelihood of trial taking time to conclude as grounds for granting bail.
The court considered the nature of allegations, the duration of custody, and the likelihood of a lengthy trial in granting bail to the petitioners.
Bail can be granted when an accused is named in a co-accused's disclosure statement without recovery, especially if they are a first-time offender and the trial is delayed.
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