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Brief facts of the present case are that the petitioner in order to

secure release of one Raju Mandal on bail, forged and fabricated surety

bonds before the trial Court wherein one co-accused Hansraj impersonated

himself as Tara Chand and another co-accused Bhajan identified him as Tara

Chand. Hence, the present FIR.

Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the

petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. He further

submitted that the petitioner was neither named in the FIR, nor has any

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On the other hand, l

opposed the prayer

for grant of bail by submitting that the offence committed by the petitioner is

serious in nature. She argued that the petitioner is specifically named in the

disclosure statement of co-accused and he has actively participated in the

crime.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties at length and after

perusing the record of the case, it is evident that the petitioner is in custody

for the last more than 11 months; investigation is complete; challan stands

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presented; charges framed; no prosecution witness has been examined; the

complicity of the petitioner is a matter of trial; the trial is proceeding at

snail’s pace, and will take a long time to conclude. Thus, no useful purpose

would be served by detaining him in further custody. His continued

detention without the prospect of the trial being concluded in the near future

would be violative of his rights under Article 21 of the Constitution of India.

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