IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. OF 2024 (arising out of SLP(Crl.) No. 12198 of 2024)
DEVI SINGH ..... APPELLANT(S)
VERSUS
STATE OF RAJASTHAN & ANR. ..... RESPONDENT(S)
O R D E R
Leave granted.
It is the contention of the appellant, Devi Singh, that he is
a farmer and was, earlier, an employee of Vikram Singh, the main
accused. It is submitted that he was a dummy Director appointed by
Mr. Vikram Singh.
It is an accepted and admitted position that the appellant,
Devi Singh, was arrested on 19.09.2019 and remains in jail. Three
chargesheets have been filed but charges are yet to be framed. It
is stated that the trial will take time.
Given the aforesaid facts, we accept the present appeal and
direct that the appellant, Devi Singh, shall be released on bail
during the pendency of the trial in the chargesheet(s) arising out
of First Information Report No. 32/2019 dated 23.08.2019 registered
with Police Station – Special Operation Group (SOG), District -
Jaipur, Rajasthan, for the offence(s) punishable under Sections
420, 406, 409, 467, 468, 471 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code,
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1860, and Section 65 of the Information Technology Act, 2000, on
terms and conditions to be fixed by the trial Court.
In addition to the terms and conditions fixed by the trial
Court, the appellant, Devi Singh, shall provide one mobile phone
number on which the po...