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The Allahabad High Court has recently granted bail to a murder accused who had been imprisoned for more than seven-and-a-half years, without production of any material witness or evidence against him.
A single-judge bench of Justice Manish Mathur passed this order while hearing a Bail Application filed by Rajiv Pratap Singh. The third bail application of Rajiv Pratap Singh with regard to case crime no.RC 1 (S) 2013/CBI/SC-1 under Sections 120-B read with Section 302 I.P.C. and Sections 25 (1) (b) (a), 26 and 27 Arms Act, P.S. CBI/ SC-1/ New Delhi, District Pratapgarh.
The first bail application of the applicant herein was rejected on merits and the second bail plea was rejected with directions to the CBI court to conclude the trial expeditiously.