Mehtab Alam v. State,Govt of NCT of Delhi

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27.10.2016 Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a school teacher. He is in custody for last one year. The petitioner has no role to perform in the murder of the deceased, namely, Karunakar Behra, the driver of the robbed car. The role assigned to the petitioner is that he used to purchase robbed cars from the main accused, Sandeep Nagar and has purchased the Swift Dezire car, bearing registration No.DL 1 Z 4913, robbed from the deceased, Karunakar Behra, after murdering him. Learned APP has contended that the petitioner had been purchasing the robbed cars from Sandeep Nagar, knowing fully well that the said cars were robbed by him. The petitioner and the co-accused, Sandeep Nagar, were in regular touch on mobile phones before, during and after the incident, and also at the time of delivery of the car. The petitioner has purchased the car from the main accused, Sandeep Nagar for Rs.1,90,000/- and deposited the money in the account of Sandeep Nagar. In the Status Report, the role assigned to the petitioner is that he is the receiver of the robbed cars. He was part of the conspiracy hatched by other co-accused. He knowingly purchased five robbed cars, including the car involved in this case from the accused, Sandeep Nagar, which he has further sold to one Aashif Kamal. Keeping in mind the totality of circumstances, more particularly role assigned to him, the petitioner is admitted to bail, subject to his furnishing a personal bond in the sum of `50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand Only), with one surety of the like amount, to the satisfaction of the trial court. Bail application is disposed of in the above terms. Dasti. A.K. PATHAK, J OCTOBER 27, 2016 tp

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + BAIL APPLN. 2013/2016 MEHTAB ALAM ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. Dushyant Yadav & Mr. K.P. Chauhan, Advocates versus STATE,GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI ..... Respondent Through: Mr. Mukesh Kumar, APP with Inspector Ram Niwas, PS:Sarita Vihar, New Delhi CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. PATHAK