Vivek Kumar Gautam vs. The State Of Haryana

ITEM NO.13

COURT NO.9

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No(s).9476/2022

(Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 08-06-2022 in CRMM No.24624/2022 passed by the High Court of Punjab & Harvana at Chandigarh)

VIVEK KUMAR GAUTAM

Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

THE STATE OF HARYANA

Respondent $(s)$

IA No.151283/2022 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. IA No.187413/2022 - INTERIM BAIL No.158280/2022 PFRMTSSTON TO FTI F ADDTTTONAL $TA$ $\mathcal{L} = \mathcal{L}$ DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES

Date: 25-01-2023 This matter was called on for hearing today.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE J.K. MAHESHWARI

• For Petitioner(s) Mr. Sanjay Vashistha, Adv. Mr. Nishant Nain, Adv. Mr. Parikshit Sharma, Adv. Ms. Charu Sharma, Adv. Mr. Vishal Kumar, Adv. Mr. Sudhir Mendiratta, AOR
• For Respondent(s) Mr. Birender Bikram, D.A.G. Dr. Monika Gusain, AOR

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R

The petitioner seeks enlargement on regular bail in FIR 1. No.107/2021, dated 27.02.2021, under Sections 406 and 420 IPC, registered at Police Station Jind City.

The allegations are that the petitioner while working in $2.$ ************************************ The petitioner was arrested on 28.03.2022. The trial has just commenced and the complainant is being examined as the first prosecution witness. The conclusion of trial will take some reasonable time.

3. Taking into consideration the fact that the petitioner has been in custody for the last more than nine months and the conclusion of trial might take some time but without expressing any views on the merits of the case, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail subject to his furnishing bail bonds to the satisfaction of the Trial Court.

4. It is pointed out by learned Dy. Advocate General appearing on behalf of the respondent – State that the petitioner hails from the State of Bihar and there is likelihood of his absconding or delaying the trial.

5. In view of the apprehension expressed by learned Dy. Advocate General, it is directed that the petitioner shall introduce at least one local person as a surety. He shall also deposit the original title deed of some immovable property before the Trial Court as a condition for his release.

6. The Special Leave Petition stands disposed in the above terms.

7. As a result, pending interlocutory application also stands disposed of.

(SATISH KUMAR YADAV) (PREETHI T.C.) DEPUTY REGISTRAR COURT MASTER (NSH)