Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 20: In the much publicized murder case of Sanjay Kumar Gupta alias Bakra, State High Court today rejected the bail application of one of the accused namely Vishal Singh.
After hearing Senior Advocate Sunil Sethi appearing for the petitioner, Justice Sanjay Kumar Gupta observed, “the petitioner is an accused in FIR bearing No. 140/2006 dated 25th November, 2006, registered at Police Station, Bahu Fort, Jammu for offences under Section 302 RPC and 3/25 Arms Act”, adding “it is alleged that the petitioner in furtherance of the conspiracy hatched with other accused eliminated one-Sanjay Kumar Gupta alias Bakra on 25th November, 2006 at the clinic of Dr Rattan Kudhiyar at Trikuta Nagar”.
“The charge sheet in the FIR was produced/filed in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jammu on 25th January, 2007 under Sections 302/109/212/382 RPC and 5/25, 3/6/25 Arms Act against the petitioner along with other accused persons. The charges against the petitioner came to be framed under Sections 302 and 382 RPC read with Section 109 RPC and 3/25 Arms Act”, High Court further observed.
“The present bail application is on medical ground and after perusal of the medical certificates it is evident that petitioner is not suffering from any of the life threatening illness. So he cannot be granted bail on medical grounds as accusation is severe because petitioner has been involved under Section 302 RPC punishable with death sentence or life imprisonment”, the court observed.
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