New Delhi: A Delhi court recently rejected the bail plea of a man , who was accused of snatching a mobile phone in Madhu Vihar. It stated that the matter was an aberration from the principle of "bail is the rule".
"The court agrees with the submission of the accused's counsel that bail is the rule and jail is the exception, but it finds the present case in the exception," stated the court of additional sessions judge Sameer Bajpai in an order dated Oct 19.
The court noted that of the two accused arrested in the case, it was not known who was the bike rider and who was riding the pillion at the time of the theft. According to the investigating officer's report, the accused, Vikas Rawat, was earlier involved in a similar case.
"The chargesheet is yet to be filed, and unless the investigation is complete, the court doesn't deem it appropriate to grant the desired relief to the applicant," the court said. tnn