The Court was hearing a second bail application by the petitioner whose first application was dismissed as withdrawn.
The petitioner submitted that the First Additional Sessions Judge at Maihar, District Satna, granted bail to the main accused purely on caste lines. Stolen property was recovered from the main accused, whereas the petitioner’s application was dismissed even though he had been made an accused only based on the memo of the main accused, it was argued.
It was further stated that the Additional Sessions Judge had exercised discretion in an arbitrary and illegal manner, as there were six cases against the main accused and ten against the petitioner, and there was no order of conviction in any of them.
Source: Barandbench
