Because he failed to produce a person as ordered by the court, the Allahabad High Court on Saturday directed a Meerut Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) to stand in court for the entire duration of a hearing.
The court further instructed him to exercise greater care in the future. “It is also surprising that the CJM, Meerut, despite knowledge of the order of this court and knowing the fact that a non-bailable warrant has been issued by the High Court for producing opposite party no. This fact shows sheer negligence and indiscipline on the part of CJM, Meerut,” the court noted.
2 before this court, sent him to judicial custody without any direction to produce him before this court.
The present bail cancellation application was moved on the ground that the applicant opposite party was granted bail on the condition that he would marry the survivor, but he failed to fulfil this obligation. Consequently, the court had issued a non-bailable warrant for his production. 2 into judicial custody after his subordinate had produced him before the CJM in accordance with the warrant.
Because the CJM had taken the opposite party no, during the proceedings, the SSP informed the court that the accused could not be produced earlier. As a result, the court cancelled his bail, which had previously been granted based on his commitment to marry her. On Saturday, the accused appeared before the court but refused to marry the survivor.
The order was passed by Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal while hearing a bail cancellation application filed by the survivor in a rape case.
