No Anticipatory Bail for Proclaimed Offender

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REPORTABLE

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 2049 OF 2013(Arisin !"# !$ S.L.P. (Cr%.& N!. 4102 !$ 2013&

State of Madhya Pradesh .... Appellant(s)

Versus

Pradeep Sharma ....

Respondent(s)

'ITH

CRIMINAL APPEAL N!. 200 OF 2013(Arisin !"# !$ S.L.P. (Cr%.& N!. 440) !$ 2013&

J U D * M E N T

P.S+#,+si-+/ CJI.

1) Leave granted.

2) These appeals are fled aganst the orders dated

1!.!1.2!1" and 1#.!1.2!1" passed $y the %gh &ourt of

Madhya Pradesh Prn'pal Seat at a$alpur n Ms'. &rmnal

&ase os. ***+ of 2!12 and 1,2-" of 2!12 respe'tvely

here$y the %gh &ourt granted ant'patory $al to the

respondents heren.

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a) The 'ase of the prose'uton s that Ra0esh Sngh Thaur

(the de'eased) resdent of vllage 3opalpur Tehsl &haura

4str't &hhndara Madhya Pradesh and Pradeep Sharma

(respondent heren) resdent of the same vllage ere

havng enmty th ea'h other on a''ount of ele'ton to the

post of Sarpan'h.

$) 5n 1!.!*.2!11 Pradeep Sharma (respondent heren) n

order to get rd of Ra0esh Sngh Thaur (the de'eased)

'onspred along th other a''used persons and managed to

'all hm to the Paar Tea %ouse &hhndara on the prete6t

of settng up of a toer n a feld here they offered hm

posoned ml rabri(seet dsh).

') After 'onsumng the same hen he left the pla'e to

meet hs sster hs 'ondton started gettng deterorated

$e'ause of vomtng and darrhea. 7mmedately the father

of the de'eased too hm to the 4str't %osptal

&hhndara herefrom he as referred to the 3overnment

%osptal &hhndara.

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d) Sn'e there as no mprovement n hs 'ondton on

11.!*.2!11 he as shfted to the &are %osptal agpur

here he too hs last $reath. The hosptal 'ertfed the

'ause of death to $e posonng. 5n the very same day after

sendng the nformaton to the Pol'e Staton Sta$ard

agpur the $ody as sent for thepost mortem.

e) 7nder Sngh Thaur8father of the de'eased su$mtted a

rtten 'omplant to the Pol'e Staton 9otal &hhndara

on 1".!*.2!11 suspe'tng the role of the respondents heren.

After nvestgaton a :rst 7nformaton Report (n short ;the

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amdev Rahul ?orar Rav Paradar and V0ay @ Monu

?raham$hatt hereas the nvestgaton n respe't of

Pradeep Sharma Sudhr Sharma and 3udda @ aresh

Raghuvansh (respondents heren) a$s'ondng a''used

'ontnued sn'e the very date of the n'dent.

h) 5n 21.11.2!12 arrest arrants ere ssued aganst

Pradeep Sharma Sudhr Sharma and 3udda @ aresh

Raghuvansh $ut the same ere returned to the &ourt

thout serv'e. Sn'e the a''used persons ere not

tra'ea$le on 2*.11.2!12 a pro'lamaton under Se'ton -2

of the &ode of &rmnal Pro'edure 1*#" (n short ;the &ode


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ant'patory $al $y the %gh &ourt vde order dated

1#.!1.2!1" n Ms'. &rmnal &ase o. 1,2-" of 2!12.

0) ?eng aggreved $y the orders dated 1!.!1.2!1" and

1#.!1.2!1" State of Madhya Pradesh has fled the a$ove

appeals $efore ths &ourt.

) 7n the meantme the respondents heren approa'hed

the &ourt of &hef ud'al Magstrate &hhndara for the

grant of regular $al. Vde order dated 2!.!2.2!1" the

a''used persons ere enlarged on $al.

=) %eard Ms. V$ha 4atta Mah0a learned senor 'ounsel

for the appellant8State and Mr. ra0 Sharma learned

'ounsel for the respondents.

,) The only ueston for 'onsderaton n these appeals s

hether the %gh &ourt s 0ustfed n grantng ant'patory

$al under Se'ton ="- of the &ode to the

respondents>a''used hen the nvestgaton s pendng

part'ularly hen $oth the a''used had $een a$s'ondng all

along and not 'ooperatng th the nvestgaton.

+) Ms. V$ha 4atta Mah0a learned senor 'ounsel for the

appellant8State $y drang our attenton to the 'harge

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sheet su$mtted that the 'harges fled aganst the

respondents>a''used relate to Se'tons "!2 12!? and "= of

the 7P& h'h are all serous offen'es and also of the fa't

that $oth of them $eng a$s'onders from the very date of

the n'dent the %gh &ourt s not 0ustfed n grantng

ant'patory $al that too thout proper analyss and

ds'usson.

#) 5n the other hand Mr. ra0 Sharma learned 'ounsel

for the respondents n $oth the appeals supported the order

passed $y the %gh &ourt and prayed for dsmssal of the

appeals fled $y the State.

-) Be have 'arefully perused the relevant materals and

'onsdered the rval 'ontentons.

*) 7n order to anser the a$ove ueston t s desra$le to

refer Se'ton ="- of the &ode h'h reads as under/8

C43. Dir#i!n $!r r+n# !$ +i% #! rs!n+r,n5in +rrs#.D(1) Bhere any person has reasonto $eleve that he may $e arrested on a''usaton of havng

'ommtted a non8$ala$le offen'e he may apply to the%gh &ourt or the &ourt of Sesson for a dre'ton under thsse'ton that n the event of su'h arrest he shall $e releasedon $alE and that &ourt may after tang nto 'onsderatonnter ala the follong fa'tors namelyD

(i) the nature and gravty of the a''usatonE

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(ii) the ante'edents of the appl'ant n'ludng the fa'tas to hether he has prevously undergone mprsonmenton 'onv'ton $y a &ourt n respe't of any 'ognFa$leoffen'eE

(iii) the poss$lty of the appl'ant to flee from 0ust'eE

and(iv) here the a''usaton has $een made th the

o$0e't of n0urng or humlatng the appl'ant $y havnghm so arrested

ether re0e't the appl'aton forthth or ssue an ntermorder for the grant of ant'patory $al/

Provded that here the %gh &ourt or as the 'ase may$e the &ourt of Sesson has not passed any nterm orderunder ths su$8se'ton or has re0e'ted the appl'aton for

grant of ant'patory $al t shall $e open to an off'er n'harge of a pol'e staton to arrest thout arrant theappl'ant on the $ass of the a''usaton apprehended nsu'h appl'aton.

G66 666 666H

1!) The a$ove provson maes t 'lear that the poer

e6er'sa$le under Se'ton ="- of the &ode s somehat

e6traordnary n 'hara'ter and t s to $e e6er'sed only n

e6'eptonal 'ases here t appears that the person may $e

falsely mpl'ated or here there are reasona$le grounds for

holdng that a person a''used of an offen'e s not lely to

otherse msuse hs l$erty.

11) 7nAdri Dharan Dasvs. State of W.B. (2!!,) = S&&

"!" ths &ourt 'onsdered the s'ope of Se'ton ="- of the

&ode as under/8

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61). Se'ton ="- s a pro'edural provson h'h s'on'erned th the personal l$erty of an ndvdual ho senttled to plead nno'en'e sn'e he s not on the date of

appl'aton for e6er'se of poer under Se'ton ="- of the&ode 'onv'ted for the offen'e n respe't of h'h he sees$al. The appl'ant must sho that he has Creason to$eleveH that he may $e arrested n a non8$ala$le offen'e.Ise of the e6presson Creason to $eleveH shos that the$elef that the appl'ant may $e arrested must $e foundedon reasona$le grounds. Mere CfearH s not C$elefH forh'h reason t s not enough for the appl'ant to sho thathe has some sort of vague apprehenson that someone sgong to mae an a''usaton aganst hm n pursuan'e ofh'h he may $e arrested. 3rounds on h'h the $elef of

the appl'ant s $ased that he may $e arrested n non8$ala$le offen'e must $e 'apa$le of $eng e6amned. 7f anappl'aton s made to the %gh &ourt or the &ourt ofSesson t s for the 'ourt 'on'erned to de'de hether a'ase has $een made out for grantng of the relef sought.The provsons 'annot $e nvoed after arrest of thea''used. A $lanet order should not $e generally passed. 7tflos from the very language of the se'ton h'h reuresthe appl'ant to sho that he has reason to $eleve that hemay $e arrested. A $elef 'an $e sad to $e founded onreasona$le grounds only f there s somethng tang$le togo $y on the $ass of h'h t 'an $e sad that theappl'ant


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12) Re'ently n Laveshvs. State (NCT of Delhi) (2!12)

- S&& #"! ths &ourt (of h'h $oth of us ere partes)

'onsdered the s'ope of grantng relef under Se'ton ="-

vis--visto a person ho as de'lared as an a$s'onder or

pro'lamed offender n terms of Se'ton -2 of the &ode. 7n

para 12 ths &ourt held as under/

612.:rom these materals and nformaton t s 'lear that

the present appellant as not avala$le for nterrogatonand nvestgaton and as de'lared as Ca$s'onderH.ormally hen the a''used s Ca$s'ondngH and de'laredas a Cpro'lamed offenderH there s no ueston ofgrantng ant'patory $al. Be reterate that hen a personaganst hom a arrant had $een ssued and sa$s'ondng or 'on'ealng hmself n order to avode6e'uton of arrant and de'lared as a pro'lamedoffender n terms of Se'ton -2 of the &ode he s notenttled to the relef of ant'patory $al.H

7t s 'lear from the a$ove de'son that f anyone s de'lared

as an a$s'onder>pro'lamed offender n terms of Se'ton -2

of the &ode he s not enttled to the relef of ant'patory

$al. 7n the 'ase on hand a perusal of the materals .e.

'onfessonal statements of San0ay amdev Paan 9umar @

Rav and V0ay @ Monu ?raham$hatt reveals that the

respondents admnstered posonous su$stan'e to the

de'eased. :urther the statements of tnesses that ere

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re'orded and the report of the 4epartment of :orens'

Med'ne J To6'ology 3overnment Med'al &ollege J

%osptal agpur dated 21.!".2!12 have 'onfrmed the

e6sten'e of poson n ml rabri. :urther t s $rought to our

not'e that arrants ere ssued on 21.11.2!12 for the

arrest of the respondents heren. Sn'e they ere not

avala$le>tra'ea$le a pro'lamaton under Se'ton -2 of the

&ode as ssued on 2*.11.2!12. The do'uments (Anne6ure8

P1") produ'ed $y the State 'learly sho that the &M

&hhndara M.P. ssued a pro'lamaton reurng the

appearan'e of $oth the respondents>a''used under Se'ton

-2 of the &ode to anser the 'omplant on 2*.12.2!12. All

these materals ere nether adverted to nor 'onsdered $y

the %gh &ourt hle grantng ant'patory $al and the %gh

&ourt thout nd'atng any reason e6'ept statng Cfa'ts

and 'r'umstan'es of the 'aseH granted an order of

ant'patory $al to $oth the a''used. 7t s relevant to pont

out that $oth the a''used are fa'ng prose'uton for offen'es

punsha$le under Se'tons "!2 and 12!? read th Se'ton

"= of 7P&. 7n su'h serous offen'es part'ularly the

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respondents>a''used $eng pro'lamed offenders e are

una$le to sustan the mpugned orders of grantng

ant'patory $al. The %gh &ourt faled to appre'ate that t

s a settled poston of la that here the a''used has $een

de'lared as an a$s'onder and has not 'ooperated th the

nvestgaton he should not $e granted ant'patory $al.

1") 7n the lght of hat s stated a$ove the mpugned

orders of the %gh &ourt dated 1!.!1.2!1" and 1#.!1.2!1" n

Ms'. &rmnal &ase os. ***+ of 2!12 and 1,2-" of 2!12

respe'tvely are set asde. &onseuently the su$seuent

order of the &M dated 2!.!2.2!1" n &rme o. 1!"= of

2!11 releasng the a''used on $al after tang them nto

'ustody n 'omplan'e th the mpugned order of the %gh

&ourt s also set asde.

1=) 7n ve of the same $oth the respondents>a''used are

dre'ted to surrender $efore the 'ourt 'on'erned thn a

perod of to ees falng h'h the tral &ourt s dre'ted

to tae them nto 'ustody and send them to 0al.

1,) ?oth the appeals are alloed on the a$ove terms.

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