The Supreme Court ordered interim release of the accused after his surrender and apology, directing him to deposit Rs 1 lakh with the Delhi High Court Lawyers’ Welfare Fund. The Bench warned that failure to pay would lead to automatic cancellation of bail.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday took up a case involving a man accused of pointing a gun at a court-appointed local commissioner during a judicial inspection in Faridabad. The hearing was held before a Bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi.
During the proceedings, Senior Advocate Shadan Farasat appeared for the accused and told the Bench,
“I have surrendered on November 6 and have been in custody for six days. I have also submitted an unconditional apology.”
Justice Joymalya Bagchi responded,
“Your air gun should be seized under the Arms Act.”
To this, Farasat clarified,
“An air gun does not require a license, My Lord.”
After hearing the submissions, the Supreme Court noted that the petitioner had surrendered on November 6 and had been in custody since that date.
The Court also acknowledged his unconditional apology. Taking these factors into account, the Bench decided to issue a notice in the matter.
Exercising its extraordinary powers under Article 142 of the Constitution, the Supreme Court ordered the petitioner’s interim release on bail.
However, this relief came with a condition — the accused must deposit Rs 1 lakh as compensatory cost with the Delhi High Court Lawyers’ Welfare Fund within two weeks.
The Bench made it clear that the amount will not be treated as a fine under the Contempt of Courts Act, and warned that if the petitioner fails to deposit the said amount within the stipulated period, his interim bail will stand automatically cancelled.
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