Preetam Singh v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR MCRC No. 3624 of 2015 Preetam Singh, S/o. Late Amar Singh, aged about 59 years, R/o. Village Karnal Ganj, Police Station Plath, Tahsil and District Kapurthala (Punjab).

---- Applicant

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State of Chhattisgarh, Through-Station House Officer, Police of Police Station - Supela, Bhilai, District Durg (C.G.) ---- Non-applicant For Applicant :

Shri B.P. Singh, Advocate For Non-applicant :

Shri Lav Sharma, Panel Lawyer for the State.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal Order On Board 16/07/2015 Heard on admission.

(1) This is the second bail application filed under Section 439 of the Cr.P.C. for grant of regular bail to the applicant, who has been arrested in connection with Crime No.452/2014 registered at Police Station Supela, Bhilai, District Durg, for the offence punishable under Sections 363, 366(A), 370, 370(A), 376 of the I.P.C. and Section 3/4 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. (2) The applicant's first bail application was dismissed on merits by order of this Court dated 05.01.2015 passed in M.Cr.C. No. 6333/2014.

(3) After hearing learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the nature and gravity of the offence and the statement of the prosecution witnesses, I am not inclined to release the applicant on bail. Therefore, the second bail application is rejected. However, the trial Court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same expeditiously.

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Sd/- (Sanjay K. Agrawal) Judge L/-