RAVINDRA MAITHANI
RAHUL – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF UTTARAKHAND – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Hon'ble Ravindra Maithani, J. (Oral)
Applicant Rahul, who is in judicial custody in FIR No.155 of 2019, under Sections 147, 149, 325, 307 and 504 IPC, Police Station Basant Vihar, District Dehradun, has sought his release on bail, which is basis of the Criminal Case No.1254 of 2020 “State Vs. Rahul" pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dehradun.
2. This is the second bail application of the applicant. His first bail application was rejected on 14.05.2020.
3. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.
4. The first information report in the instant case was lodged on 19.11.2019. According to it, on that date, the victim who is the son of the informant proceeded towards Dakpathar, Near Kanwali Chowk, the traffic was halted and from the opposite direction, a vehicle bearing registration no.UK07CA 7014, driven by the applicant, approached the victim. The applicant started abusing the victim and when the victim objected to it, according to the first information report, the applicant alighted from his vehicle and hit the victim on his head with an iron rod. The victim was taken to the hospital. It is this FIR, in which after investigation ch
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