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Arvind @ Orvind v. State of Rajasthan

2013-11-11

NISHA GUPTA

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JUDGMENT 1. - This Misc. petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C., has been filed against the order dated 1.10.2013 passed by Special Judge, NDPS Cases, Jaipur Metropolitan, Jaipur in Sessions Case No. 33/2012 whereby application of the petitioner under Section 205 Cr.P.C., for exemption of personal attendance has been dismissed. 2. The contention of the petitioner is that he is facing trial before the court below. On 1.10.2013, he was ill and hence an application for exemption of his personal presence was filed which was rejected without any ground and the court below has held that without medical evidence it cannot be accepted that he is ill but no opportunity has been granted to him to file the medical certificate. Applications under Section 311 Cr.P.C. have been filed by the petitioner which have been taken on record and as the applications were filed on behalf of petitioner, personal presence of the petitioner was not required for any purpose and the proceedings were not held up due to the non presence of the petitioner hence the impugned order should be quashed and his application under Section 205 Cr.P.C., may be allowed. 3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Public Prosecutor and perused the impugned order. 4. The contention of the present petitioner seems to be sound that on ground of illness, exemption application has been filed and no proceedings of the court below were held up due to the non presence of the petitioner. Application under Section 311 Cr.P.C. was filed copy of which has been supplied to the Public Prosecutor and even if the petitioner would have been present on the day, the court has to decide the application under Section 311 Cr.P.C., and which could be decided even in absence of the petitioners as the counsel for the petitioner was presence, hence presence of the present petitioner was not necessary for the purpose of proceeding before the court below. The order of the court below seems to be harsh. 5. In the light of the above, the impugned order dated 1.10.2013 is quashed and set aside and application under Section 205 Cr.P.C. is allowed and order as regards to forfeiting of the bail bonds is quashed. The present petitioner is directed to appear personally before the court below on the next date of hearing, positively.The petition is accordingly disposed of. Petition disposed of. *******