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1985 Supreme(J&K) 40

G.A.KUCHHAI
Mohinder Singh – Appellant
Versus
State – Respondent


Advocates Appeared:
Advocate For Appellant: M.H. Beigh
Advocate For Appellant: R.P. Bakshi
Advocate For Appellant: S. Davinder Singh
Advocate For Respondent: T.S.Thakur
Advocate For Respondent: R.S. Parihar

Judgement Key Points

Certainly. Here are the key points derived from the provided legal document:

  1. The court has the discretion to grant bail in cases involving offenses punishable with life imprisonment, but this discretion must be exercised in accordance with the provisions of Section 497(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cr. P. C.) (!) (!) .

  2. Section 498 Cr. P. C. explicitly grants the court the authority to admit any person to bail regardless of the offense or punishment, but this power must be balanced with the considerations outlined in Section 497(1), particularly the grounds for denying bail in serious offenses (!) (!) .

  3. The provisions of Section 497(1) specify that bail should generally not be granted if there are reasonable grounds to believe the accused committed an offense punishable with death or imprisonment for life, unless certain exceptions apply (e.g., minors, women, sick, or infirm persons) (!) .

  4. The distinction between offenses punishable with death or life imprisonment and those punishable with lesser terms (such as 10 years) is crucial. The latter may warrant a different approach to bail considerations, emphasizing that each case should be evaluated on its individual merits (!) .

  5. The primary considerations for granting bail include whether the accused is likely to abscond, tamper with witnesses, or otherwise obstruct justice. The gravity of the offense alone does not automatically preclude bail if there are no specific reasons to believe the accused will flee or interfere with the investigation (!) (!) .

  6. The court emphasized that bail is a rule rather than an exception, and the policy favors releasing accused persons on bail unless there are strong reasons to believe they pose a flight risk or will tamper with evidence (!) (!) .

  7. In this specific case, the court granted bail to the accused after considering the facts, the nature of the offense, the absence of evidence indicating a likelihood of absconding or tampering, and the principle that pre-trial detention should not be used as punishment (!) .

  8. The bail was conditioned on the accused providing a security deposit, executing a personal recognition bond, and adhering to restrictions such as not leaving the jurisdiction without prior permission from the investigating authorities (!) .

  9. The court noted a procedural lapse where the accused was not remanded to judicial custody as ordered, and directed an inquiry into why the court's order was not complied with, emphasizing the importance of adherence to court directives (!) .

  10. Overall, the decision underscores that the exercise of bail discretion involves balancing the seriousness of the offense with the individual's likelihood to cooperate with justice and the absence of risk factors such as flight or witness tampering.


1. This is a bail application under Section 498 Cr. P. C. on behalf of the Petitioner Mohinder Singh who has been taken into custody by authorities of Gandhinagar Jammu Police Station in connection with the offence U/s 363/342 and 377 R. P. C.

2. The brief case for the prosecution is that on 26-3-1985 when the complainant was not in his house, his son Vishal Sharma aged 10, was going for patch work on his shirt to a tailor, the accused came across him following on a scooter, The accused is alleged to have offered a lift to the P.W. Vishal to the shop of patch worker but forcibly swayed the scooter towards Nanak Nagar and forced the body inside a room on the bank of nallah where the said PW was given a beating and made to smell piosonous substance as a result of which the PW alleged victim got unconscious and during unconsciousness of the boy carnal intercourse against the law of nature was committed on him. the boy gaining consciousness after about one and half an hour, opened the door of the room and came to his house weeping and revealed the entire story to the complainant that the accused had threatened him if he reveals the matter he will be done to death. This information by th

























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