Bail applications need to be disposed of expeditiously finally-SC

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MOTAMARRI APPANNA VEERRAJU @ MAV RAJU

VERSUS

THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL 

Facts of the case:

The High Court for some reason kept the bail application pending from August 2018 and instead passed successive interim orders until 23.11.2019, which are referred to above. The last attempt made by the appellant was for a modification of the interim order passed on 01.10.2018. That prayer, however, was answered against the appellant as a result of which the appellant rushed to this court by way of the present appeal.

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Observations of the court:

Accordingly, after hearing both the sides, we deem it appropriate to dispose of the bail application filed by the appellant on the following terms:

1. The appellant shall furnish bail bond in the sum of Rs.25,00,000/- (Rupees Twenty-Five Lakh only) with two sureties of the like amount, one of whom shall be local resident, to the satisfaction of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur.

2. The appellant shall not travel outside India without prior permission of this Court.

3. The appellant shall not enter Paschim Medinipore District except for attending the proceedings pending against him in the concerned court, with prefix and suffix of one day.

4. The appellant shall forthwith furnish his ordinary place of residence to the Investigating Officer if there is any change from the one already furnished by him in terms of this order. 

5. The passport of the appellant already deposited by him shall remain in the custody of CID, West Bengal.

6. The appellant shall not intimidate the witnesses and/or tamper with the prosecution evidence in any manner whatsoever and he shall appear before the trial court on every date of hearing and in the event he fails to do so, his bail shall stand automatically canceled without further reference to this Court, unless his presence has been expressly exempted by the Court in advance, for reasons to be recorded therefor.

7. The appellant shall report to the Investigating Officer on first Monday of every English Calendar month between 10 a.m. to 12 noon; and on such other days and time as may be required by the Investigating Officer for the purpose of the investigation, provided 48 hours advance notice is given to the appellant in that behalf.

8. The bail application filed by the appellant in the High Court being CRM No. 6471 of 2018 stands disposed of in terms of this order.

The appeals are disposed of in the above terms. 

Pending applications, if any, stand disposed of.