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COURT NO.12
SECTION IIA
S U P R E M E C O U R T O F RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
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Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No. 10997/2015 (Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 30/07/2015 in CRLA No. 2113/2015 passed by the High Court Of Bombay At Aurangabad)
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SURESH S/O BHIKAMCHAND JAIN
Petitioner(s)
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VERSUS STATE OF MAHARASHTRA
Respondent(s)
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(With appln.(s) for directions and exemption from filing O.T. and permission to bring additional facts and documents on record permission to file synopsis and list of dates and interim relief and office report)
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CORAM :
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Date : 02/09/2016 This petition was called on for hearing today.
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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.A. BOBDE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK BHUSHAN For Petitioner(s)
Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr.
Kapil Sibal, Sr. Adv. Mahesh Agarwal, Adv. Rishabh Parikh, Adv. Ankur Saigal, Adv. Satyendra Kumar, Adv. E.C. Agrawala,AOR Adit Pujari, Adv.
For Respondent(s)
Mr. Nishant Katneshwarkar, Adv. Mr. Arpit Rai, Adv.
Signature Not Verified Digitally signed by CHARANJEET KAUR Date: 2016.09.02 16:10:31 IST Reason:
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R The accused applied for bail in a pending trial
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and
Section
also
for
13(1)d)
the read
offence with
punishable
Section
prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
under
13(2)of
the
The High Court
rejected the bail, inter alia, on the ground that the
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accused is an influential person and is likely to
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temper with the evidence.
On 15.01.2016, this Court observed that there
going
by
prosecution the
speed
witnesses
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or
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are
the
to
manner
be
examined
with
which
and the
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witnesses are being examined, it would take years to Thus, this Court directed the
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complete the trial.
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prosecution to make all endeavor to ensure that all material
witnesses
30.06.2016.
Today,
are we
examined are
on
informed
or by
before learned
counsel for the State that all the material witnesses have been examined.
Therefore, having regard to the nature of the offences; the fact that the petitioner has been in custody for about 4 and a half years and in view of the fact that the major apprehension expressed by the
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Court
is
taken
care
of,
we
consider
it
appropriate, in the circumstances of this case to release the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds in the sum of Rs.5,00,000/- (Rupees Five Lakhs) with two
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sureties in the like amount to the satisfaction of
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the Trial Court.
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The special leave petition stands disposed of.
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All pending applications stand disposed of. [ Indu Pokhriyal ] Court Master
Copy of the order be given dasti.
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[ Charanjeet Kaur ] A.R.-cum-P.S.
