DHUK SINGHversusSTATE OF RAJASTHAN & ANR.

                        [2009] 1 S.C.R. 1086


A                          DHUK SINGH                                ,........
                                 V.
                 STATE OF RAJASTHAN & ANR.
                (Criminal Appeal No. 241 of 2009)
                        FEBRUARY 9, 2009
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           [DR. ARIJIT PASAYAT AND ASOK KUMAR
                        GANGULY, JJ]
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        Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - s. 319 - Power to
c proceed against other persons appearing to be guilty of
  offence - Bail application during pendency of proceedings
  relating to FIR - Grant of, by High Court stating that it was to
  examine whether applicant was to be added as accused, while
  considering the scope of s. 169 Cr.P.C. - Correctness of-
D Held: High Court granted bail without indicating reasons -
  Thus, order of High Court set aside - Matter remitted for
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  afresh consideration.

        Bail - Grant of - Parameters to be considered -
    Explained.
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      Dharam Pal & Ors. v. State of Haryana & Anr. 2004 (13)
  SCC 9; Anwari Begum v Sher Mohd. 2005 (7) SCC 325;
  Chaman Lal v. State of UP. 2004 (7) SCC 525; Anil Kumar
  Tulsiyani v. State of U.P. 2006 (9) SCC 425 and State
F represented by Inspector of Police, T.N. v. Eslian @ Jothi
  Basu 2006 (9) SCC 785, referred to.                                               ,_
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                         Case Law Reference:
        2004 (13) sec 9               Referred to.      Para 4.
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        2005 (7) sec 325              Referred to.      Para 5.
        2004 (7) sec 525              Referred to.      Para 5.       J..       ,



        2oos (9) sec 425              Referred to.      Para 5.
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                  DHUK SINGH v. STATE OF RAJASTHAN & ANR.                  1087


                   2oos (9) sec 1ss              Referred to.         Para 5.      A

                  CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION: Criminal Appeal
              No. 241 of 2009.

                  From the Judgment and final Order dated 3.8.2007 of the
              High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan at Jodhpur in S.B.            B
              Criminal Misc. Bail Petition No.1721 of 2007.
  '    ....       Aishwarya Bhati Rekha Giri and Sweta Rani for the
              Appellant.

                   V.J. Francis and Anupam Mishra for the Respondents.
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                   The Judgment of the Court was delivered by

                   DR. ARIJIT PASAYAT, J.1. Leave granted.
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      ~~           2. Challenge in this appeal is to the grant of bail to
              respondent No.2 who had applied for bail during the pendency
              of the proceedings relating to FIR No.20/2007 Police Station.
              Syala, District Jalore.

                   3. A learned Single Judge of the Rajasthan High Court at        E
              Jodhpur allowed the bail application. The High Court stated that
              the question as to whether respondent No.2 was to be added
              as an accused is the subject matter of examination by the High
              Court, while considering the scope and ambit of Section 169
              of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (in short 'Code'). The       F
              High Court did not examine the case on merits and on that
              score alone accepted the prayer for bail. It needs to be noted
              that learned Sessions Judge, Jalore, had rejected the bail
              application on considering the nature of allegations against the
              present respondent No.2.                                             G

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                   4. The informant had filed the present appeal questioning
              grant of bail to respondent No.2. It is submitted that contrary to
              the view expressed by this Court in a large number of cases,
              without indicating any reason the order granting bail was
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    1088         SUPREME COURT REPORTS                [2009) 1 S.C.R.


A passed. Learned counsel for the State supported the stand of
  the appellant. On the contrary learned counsel for respondent
  No.2 submitted that the scope and ambit of Section 319 Cr.P.C.
  was elucidated by this Court in Dharam Pal & Ors. v. State of
  Haryana & Anr. (2004 (13) SCC 9) and, therefore, the High
B Court was justified in granting bail.

       5. The parameters to be kept in view while dealing with
  an application for bail have been indicated by this Court in          "" ,
  several cases; for example Anwari Begum v. Sher Mohd. (2005
  (7) SCC 325), Chaman Lal v. State of U.P. (2004 (7) SCC
C 525), Anil Kumar Tulsiyani v. State of U.P. (2006 (9) SCC
  425) and State represented by Inspector of Police, T.N. v.
  Es/ian @ Jothi Basu (2006 (9) SCC 785). It has been held that
  the court considering the bail application has to consider among
  other circumstances the following:
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             (i) the nature of accusations and the severity of
       punishment in case of conviction and the nature of
       supporting evidence; (ii) reasonable apprehension of
       tampering with the witness or apprehension of threat to the
E      complainant, and (iii) prima facie satisfaction of the court
       in support of the charge.

       6. In that view of the matter we set aside the impugned
  order of the High Court and remit the matter to it for fresh
  consideration. Needless to say that the High Court shall dispose      •
F of the matter by a reasoned order.

          7. The appeal is disposed of accordingly.

   N.J.                                      Appeal disposed of.