2021 (1) TMI 1180

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....J. For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Abhishek Gupta, AOR, Mrs. Rohini Musa, Adv., Mr Zafar Innayat, Adv., Mr. Satish Khandelwal, Adv., Mr. H.D. Thanvi, Adv and Mr. Rishi Matoliya, AOR. For the Respondent(s) : Ms. Nilofar Khan, Adv., Mr. Milind Kumar, AOR and Mr. Bipin Bihari Singh, AOR. ORDER Criminal Appeal No 89 of 2021 1 Leave granted. 2 Aggrieved by the denial of anticipatory bail ....

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.... and Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 as well as Sections 420, 467, 468 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code 1860. 4 Mr Abhishek Gupta, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the appellant, submits that though the FIR was lodged on 9 November 2017, no arrest was effected and, as a matter of fact, even the charge sheet has been submitted on 27 February 2020. Learned counsel su....

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....en lodged nearly two and half years prior to the filing of the charge sheet and that the appellant has cooperated in the course of the investigation. 5 The State of Rajasthan has filed a counter affidavit in pursuance of the notice that was issued by this Court on 5 October 2020. An interim protection from arrest was granted by the order of this Court. 6 We have heard Ms Nilofar Khan, learne....

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....on, if any, stands disposed of. Criminal Appeal No 90 of 2021 1 Leave granted. 2 The present appeal has been heard together with the companion criminal appeal arising out of the denial of anticipatory bail to the co-accused. The facts pertaining to the present appeal are similar. 3 We accordingly order and direct, for the reasons already indicated, that in the event of the arrest of th....