Vikas @ Vikky Jambulkar v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR MCRC No. 2225 of 2017 Vikas @ Vikky Jambulkar S/o Salikrao Jambukar (Not Mentioned In Imp Order) Aged About 30 Years R/o Taiyyaba Chowk, Magar Para Bilaspur, DistrictBilaspur, Chhattisgarh. ---- Applicant

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State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Station House Officer, Police Station Civil Lines Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh ---- Respondent Smt. Fouzia Mirza, counsel for the applicant/s. Shri Satish Gupta, Govt. Advocate for the State. Hon'ble Shri Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava Order On Board 14/07/2017 Heard.

At the outset, learned counsel for the applicant submits that at present, the application is being pressed for grant of bail on the ground of delay in trial. It is submitted that the applicant is in jail since 04/06/2016 and till date, the trial has not been concluded. It is submitted that the important prosecution witness namely the prosecutrix has already been examined. Therefore, in the event of grant of bail, there is no likelihood of applicant tampering with the star prosecution witnesses.

On the other hand, learned State counsel submits that the applicant having been charged of commission of heinous offence, only on the ground of delay in trial, the applicant is not entitled to grant of bail. Considering the submission of learned counsel for the parties, I am not

inclined to grant bail to the applicant. The application is, therefore, rejected. However, considering that the trial is pending since long, the Trial Court shall do well to conclude the trial as early as possible. Sd/- (Manindra Mohan Shrivastava) Judge Deepti