HC denies bail to man for helping undertrial gangster escape
New Delhi Nov 17 PTI The Delhi High Court has denied bail to a man arrested for allegedly helping an undertrial gangster to escape from a hospital here on the ground that the conspiracy of helping the prisoner escape from the lawful judicial custody is of huge magnitude which could have serious effects on public safety and graver consequences on the societyThe high court said that an operation of this complexity that is to aid an undertrial of notorious credentials to escape lawful custody has wide ramifications that may shake the confidence of the public in the police administration as well as the criminal justice systemJustice Subramonium Prasad said granting bail to the accused at this juncture has the potential to encourage copycat criminal behaviour and dismissed the plea of accused Bhupender Singh alias BhuttanThe court noted that in this case around 10-12 persons were involved in the successful escape of gangster Kuldeep alias Fajja and two minors were made accomplices and abettors to the act of escaping the undertrial as they created chaos by throwing chilly powder in the eyes of the police personnel who were accompanying himAccording to the prosecution Singh was the one who took the undertrial on his scooty from Jaipur Golden Hospital to Rohini to a safe house for providing refuge to him Fajja was encountered by the police after a high voltage gunfight Singh was arrested on March 28The judge said the contention of Singhs counsel that the maximum punishment for the offences he is charged with is of no consequence as the gravity of the conspiracy to enable a dreaded gangster to escape from lawful custody has a greater bearing on this court while deciding this petitionThe evidentiary value of the disclosure statement and whether the petitioner Singh can be identified in the CCTV footage will be decided during the course of the trial This court needs to bear in mind that the act was meticulously planned and swiftly implementedThe conspiracy of helping Kuldeep alias Fajja escape from the lawful judicial custody is of huge magnitude which could have serious effects on public safety and graver consequences on society as a whole To execute this conspiracy it required skill tact and a high level of intricate planning and plotting the court saidIt added that tampering with evidence or influencing witnesses also cannot be ruled out PTI SKV SKV RKS RKS
New Delhi Nov 17 PTI The Delhi High Court has denied bail to a man arrested for allegedly helping an undertrial gangster to escape from a hospital here on the ground that the conspiracy of helping the prisoner escape from the lawful judicial custody is of huge magnitude which could have serious effects on public safety and graver consequences on the societyThe high court said that an operation of this complexity that is to aid an undertrial of notorious credentials to escape lawful custody has wide ramifications that may shake the confidence of the public in the police administration as well as the criminal justice systemJustice Subramonium Prasad said granting bail to the accused at this juncture has the potential to encourage copycat criminal behaviour and dismissed the plea of accused Bhupender Singh alias BhuttanThe court noted that in this case around 10-12 persons were involved in the successful escape of gangster Kuldeep alias Fajja and two minors were made accomplices and abettors to the act of escaping the undertrial as they created chaos by throwing chilly powder in the eyes of the police personnel who were accompanying himAccording to the prosecution Singh was the one who took the undertrial on his scooty from Jaipur Golden Hospital to Rohini to a safe house for providing refuge to him Fajja was encountered by the police after a high voltage gunfight Singh was arrested on March 28The judge said the contention of Singhs counsel that the maximum punishment for the offences he is charged with is of no consequence as the gravity of the conspiracy to enable a dreaded gangster to escape from lawful custody has a greater bearing on this court while deciding this petitionThe evidentiary value of the disclosure statement and whether the petitioner Singh can be identified in the CCTV footage will be decided during the course of the trial This court needs to bear in mind that the act was meticulously planned and swiftly implementedThe conspiracy of helping Kuldeep alias Fajja escape from the lawful judicial custody is of huge magnitude which could have serious effects on public safety and graver consequences on society as a whole To execute this conspiracy it required skill tact and a high level of intricate planning and plotting the court saidIt added that tampering with evidence or influencing witnesses also cannot be ruled out PTI SKV SKV RKS RKS
