S.B.CR. MISC. IIND BAIL APPL.NO.9378/2008 SHAKEEL AHMED VS. STATE. 19.12.2008 HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MAHESH BHAGWATI Mr. MI Beg, for the petitioner. Mr. BS Chhaba, Public Prosecutor for the State. This order governs the disposal of second bail application filed by Shri MI Beg, Advocate on behalf of the applicant Shakeel Ahmed pertaining to F.I.R. No. 272/2008 of Police Station Udyog Nagar, Distt. Kota in the offences under Section 399 and 402 of IPC and Section 3/25 and 4/25 of Arms Act. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as also the learned Public Prosecutor appearing for the State and scanned the relevant material including the bail order dated 15th October, 2008 rendered by this Court. The learned counsel for the petitioner has contended that the first bail petition of this accused was dismissed on the ground that the bail petition of co-accused Nasir has been dismissed by the Coordinate Bench. He has further submitted that the third bail petition of Nasir was dismissed by the Coordinate Bench on the ground that the bail petition of co-accused Shakeel Ahmed has been dismissed by this Court. The accused has been in custody since 29th July, 2008 and the trial of the case shall take some time. Hence, keeping in view all these circumstances, the petitioner may be granted indulgence of bail. The learned Public Prosecutor has vociferously opposed the bail petition on the ground that the accused petitioner has been involved in more than one cases of alike nature, they were nabbed on the spot while preparing to commit decoity which is an offence of grave nature, hence, the petitioner should not be granted bail. -2- Having reflected over the submissions made at the bar and weighed the relevant material, I do not find any good ground to change my earlier view, as such, the second bail petition also deserves to be dismissed. In the result, the second bail petition filed on behalf of the accused petitioner Shakeel Ahmed under Section 439 of Cr.P.C stands dismissed. Since the accused petitioner has been in custody since July 2008, the learned trial Court is directed to expedite the trial. (MAHESH BHAGWATI)J. PCG