Naveen Kotiya v. State

Delhi High Court · 14 Oct 2019 · 2019:DHC:5230
Brijesh Sethi
Bail Appln. 360/2019
2019:DHC:5230
criminal petition_dismissed

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The Delhi High Court held that bail applications in cases triable by the Sessions Court cannot be entertained by the Metropolitan Magistrate before committal and granted interim protection from arrest until committal.

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Bail Appln.360/2019 HIGH COURT OF DELHI
Date of Decision: October 14, 2019
BAIL APPLN. 360/2019
NAVEEN KOTIYA ..... Petitioner
Through: Mr. Sumit Rana & Mr. Gaurav Saini, Advocates
VERSUS
STATE ..... Respondent
Through: Mr. G.M.Farooqui, Additional Public Prosecutor for State with
WSI Sarita
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE BRIJESH SETHI
JUDGMENT
BRIJESH SETHI, J (oral)

1. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor for respondent/State submits that charge-sheet in this case has been filed before the court concerned and the case is now listed on 17th October, 2019 before the trial court.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the case is pending before the court of learned Metropolitan Magistrate and is yet to be committed to the court of Sessions and the Metropolitan Magistrate is not empowered to consider petitioner’s bail application. 2019:DHC:5230 Bail Appln.360/2019

3. In view of the above, this petition is disposed of with the direction that till the case hearing FIR No.39/2019, under Sections 376/506 IPC, registered at police station Haridas Nagar, Delhi is committed to the Court of Sessions, the petitioner will not be arrested in this case, while making it clear that once the matter is listed before the Sessions Court, petitioner’s bail application would be heard and decided in accordance with the law.

4. Bail application stands disposed of accordingly.

JUDGE OCROBER 14, 2019 r