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2011 DIGILAW 1374 (RAJ)

Pushpa Jain v. State of Rajasthan

2011-07-13

MAHESH CHANDRA SHARMA

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Hon'ble SHARMA, J.—Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor. 2. Brief facts of the case are that on June 25, 2007 a written report was lodged at Police Station Nayapura Kota that the accused petitioner while she was working as authorised agent of Postal Department obtained bogus business certificate and by which she damaged very badly to the postal department alongwith other co-accused persons. The accused petitioner was arrested on 12.9.2009. The allegation against the petitioner is that during the years 1999-2000 to 2002-2003 she cheated the postal department by showing forged documents and from various schemes drawn Rs. 8,45,959, 1303 gms. Gold and 57 wrist watches. 3. The first bail application of the petitioner was rejected by this court on November 11, 2009 after hearing both the parties. This Court granted liberty to the petitioner to move regular bail application before the trial Court immediately after framing of the charge. The trial court framed charge against the accused petitioner for the offences under Sections 420, 467, 468 and 471 IPC. The Sessions Judge, Kota vide his order dated 25.1.2010 rejected the bail application of the accused petitioner. Thereafter the petitioner filed a second bail application before this court on 4.2.2010. This Court vide order dated 5.2.2010 rejected the second bail application No. 1630/2010 on the ground that the counsel for the petitioner wants to withdraw the bail application with the liberty to direct the trial court to complete the trial as early as possible. 4. Thereafter the petitioner filed third bail application No. 8113/2010 before this court and the same was rejected on 11.11.2010 on the ground that the counsel for the accused petitioner wants to move bail application under Sec. 437(6) Cr.P.C. before the trial Court. On his request the bail application was rejected and liberty was granted to the counsel for the petitioner to move bail application under Section 437(6) Cr.P.C. before the trial Court. 5. Thereafter the petitioner filed bail application before the Additional Sessions Judge No. 5 Kota and the Addl. On his request the bail application was rejected and liberty was granted to the counsel for the petitioner to move bail application under Section 437(6) Cr.P.C. before the trial Court. 5. Thereafter the petitioner filed bail application before the Additional Sessions Judge No. 5 Kota and the Addl. Sessions Judge vide his order dated 19.1.2011 rejected the bail application of the accused petitioner on the ground that the case is at the stage of recording of the statements of the witnesses and the statements of twelve witnesses have already been recorded and hence there is no need to release the accused petitioner under Section 437(6) Cr.P.C. when there are serious allegations of embezzlement of lacs of rupees of postal department against the accused petitioner. 6. Now the accused petitioner has filed this fourth bail application that after deciding third bail application there is no progress in the trial and the offence alleged against the accused is triable by magistrate and the petitioner is a women and in judicial custody since a long time and looking to her age she should be released on bail. 7. The Public Prosecutor opposed her bail application and stated that the accused petitioner cheated postal department and obtained lacs of rupees showing forged documents, in these circumstances the accused petitioner is not entitled for any sympathy from this Court. There is no change in circumstance and hence the accused petitioner is not entitled to be released on bail at this stage. 8. I have gone through the order passed by the Addl. Sessions Judge No.5 Kota dated 19.1.2011 and the earlier orders passed by this Court on the bail applications filed by the accused petitioner. It is an admitted fact that there is no change in circumstance to further consider the bail application of the accused petitioner. The trial court has already recorded the statements of 12 prosecution witnesses. Without commenting on the facts of the case and looking to the fact that since there are serious allegations against the accused petitioner of cheating postal department of lacs of rupees, gold worth lacs of rupees, and wrist watches by way of forged documents, at this stage, the accused petitioner is not entitled to be released on bail. The bail application is thus rejected. The trial Court is directed to conclude the trial as early as possible. 9. The bail application is thus rejected. The trial Court is directed to conclude the trial as early as possible. 9. For these reasons this fourth bail application filed by the accused petitioner stands rejected. The trial court is directed to conclude the trial as early as possible.