Madhya Pradesh HC Grants Bail To Students Who 'Stole' HC Judge's Vehicle For Taking University Vice Chancellor Who Was Suffering From Cardiac Arrest To Hospital

The Madhya Pradesh High Court granted bail to men accused of stealing a parked vehicle of High Court judge.

They were accused of dacoity under Sections 395 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and Sections 11 and 13 of the M.P. Dakaiti Aur Vyapharan Prabhavit Kshetra Adhiniyam, 1981 (MP Adhiniyam).

The Bench of Justice Sunita Yadav noted the submission of the accused that their actions were motivated by an urgent effort to save the life of a Vice Chancellor of a private University who was reportedly experiencing a cardiac arrest.

Advocate Bhanupratap Singh Chauhan appeared for the Petitioners and Additional Advocate General Ankur Mody appeared for the Respondents.

A bail application was filed before the High Court under Section 439 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) by the applicants for offences under Sections 395 of the IPC and Sections 11 and 13 of the MP Adhiniyam.

The Applicants contended that their actions were motivated by a genuine desire to save a person suffering from cardiac arrest. The Applicants used the High Court Judge’s vehicle used was only meant to transport the ailing person to the hospital.

Taking into account the situation and details of the case, The Court without expressing any opinion on its merits, approved the application. The Applicants were granted bail under the condition of furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 50,000 each and providing two local solvent sureties of the same amount, to the satisfaction of the trial court.

Accordingly, the Court allowed the Petition.

Cause Title: Himanshu Shroti And Ors v The State Of Madhya Pradesh

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