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Mr. Kichan Buhari @ Bugari vs The State Of Karnataka
2025 Latest Caselaw 9689 Kant

Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 9689 Kant
Judgement Date : 3 November, 2025

Karnataka High Court

Mr. Kichan Buhari @ Bugari vs The State Of Karnataka on 3 November, 2025

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                  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
                       DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025
                                         PRESENT
                         THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S.MUDAGAL
                                             AND
                       THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T

                         CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.960/2024 (21(NIA))
                BETWEEN:
                MR.KICHAN BUHARI @ BUGARI
                AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS
                S/O SHAIK MOHINUDDIN
                R/AT NO.96, VENKATTEKUTTIL VILLAGE
                MELAPALYAM, TIRUNALVELI
                TAMIL NADU - 627 005                            ...APPELLANT
                (BY SRI S.BALAKRISHNAN, ADVOCATE)
                AND:

                THE STATE OF KARNATAKA
                BY VYALIKAWAL POLICE (CCB)
                REP. BY SPL PP
                HIGH COURT BUILDING
                BENGALURU - 560 001                           ...RESPONDENT
                (BY SRI VIJAYAKUMAR MAJAGE, SPP-II)
Digitally
                      THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 21(4) OF
signed by K S
RENUKAMBA       NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY ACT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE
                THE ORDER DATED 23.02.2024 PASSED BY THE XLIX ADDITIONAL
Location:
                CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE (SPECIAL JUDGE FOR TRIAL OF
High Court of
Karnataka       NIA CASES) CCH-50 AND ENLARGE THE APPELLANT (ACCUSED
                NO.3) ON BAIL IN S.C.NO.381/2015 (ARISING OUT OF CRIME
                NO.118/2013 OF VYALIKAVAL POLICE STATION) FOR THE OFFENCES
                PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 120B, 121, 121A, 123, 307, 332,
                435, 201 OF IPC, SECTIONS 3, 4, 5, 6 OF INDIAN EXPLOSIVE
                SUBSTANCES ACT, 1908, SECTIONS 3 AND 4 OF PREVENTION OF
                DAMAGE TO PUBLIC PROPERTY ACT, 1984 AND SECTIONS 3, 10, 11,
                13, 16, 17, 18, 19 AND 20 OF UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES (PREVENTION)
                ACT, 1967.
                      THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL HAVING BEEN HEARD AND RESERVED
                ON 14.10.2025, COMING ON FOR PRONOUNCEMENT OF JUDGMENT
                THIS DAY, K.S.MUDAGAL J., DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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CORAM:     HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K.S.MUDAGAL
           AND
           HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T

                     CAV JUDGMENT

(PER: HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K.S.MUDAGAL)

Challenging dismissal of his bail application, accused No.3

in S.C.No.381/2015 & S.C.No.1347/2016 on the file of XLIX

Additional City Civil & Sessions Judge (Special Court for trial of

NIA Cases) (CCH-50), Bengaluru has preferred this appeal.

2. Appellant and 22 others are being tried in

S.C.No.381/2015 & S.C.No.1347/2016 on the charge that the

accused motivated by extreme religious ideologies conspired to

wage war against India and indulged in Jihadi activities. In

execution of such conspiracy and to take revenge against ruling

BJP Government in Karnataka for the arrest of Abdul Nasar

Madani they decided to blast bombs near BJP office in

Bengaluru, Karnataka. They planted bombs near BJP office,

Malleswaram, Bengaluru. Due to explosion of those bombs, the

police vehicles, private vehicles suffered damages, police

personnel and some public were also injured.

3. Appellant filed application before the Trial Court

seeking grant of bail on the ground that there is delay in trial,

the prosecution opposed the application on the ground that the

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appellant is the mastermind of the crime and there is prima

facie material to establish his involvement. The prosecution

further contended that appellant is involved in several similar

cases and has been convicted for terrorist acts and there is no

delay on the part of the prosecution in conducting the trial.

Hence sought dismissal of the application.

4. The trial Court on hearing the parties, by the

impugned order has rejected the application of the appellant on

the ground that the offence alleged against the appellant is

punishable with death or imprisonment for life and having

regard to his antecedents and materials on record, he is not

entitled to bail.

5. Heard both side.

Submissions of Sri S.Balakrishnan, learned Counsel for appellant:

6(i) Appellant is languishing in jail since 23.04.2013.

There are 273 charge sheet witnesses. Out of them only 78

witnesses have been examined so far. Still large number of

witnesses have to be examined. Before NIA Special Court, 70

cases are pending. The trial is getting delayed. The evidence of

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PW.50 shows that there was no explosive material in the object

examined.

(ii) Though it is contended that the appellant is

involved in several other cases, except in one case, he is

acquitted in all other cases. Even in that conviction case, he is

sentenced to seven years of imprisonment which he has

already served. Appeal against the said judgment is pending

before Madras High Court. The appellant is suffering from

hepatomegaly hydatid disease since 2014. He has undergone

surgeries.

(iii) The trial Court rejected the bail application solely on

the ground of bar under Section 43D(5) of UAP Act. The

offences alleged against the appellant are punishable with

imprisonment upto 7 years. Under the circumstances, the trial

Court committed gross error in not granting bail.

7. In support of his submissions, he relies on the

following judgments:

(i) SK.Javed Iqbal v. State of U.P.1

(ii) Union of India v K.A.Najeeb2

(iii) Javed Gulam Nabi Shaikh v. State of Maharashtra3

(2024) 8 SCC 293

(2021) 3 SCC 713

2024 SCC Online SC 1693

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(iv) Manish Sisodia v. Directorate of Enforcement4

(v) Mohd.Muslim Alias Hussain v. State (NCT of Delhi)5

(vi) Gursewak Singh v. State of Punjab6

(vii) Sri Mohan Nayak N. v State of Karnataka7

Submissions of Sri Vijayakumar Majage, learned SPP-II for respondent:

8(i) Appellant was mastermind of the crime. He is the

member of banned organization Al-Umma. He conspired with

other accused for commission of crime against the State. He

entrusted the responsibility for execution of the task/mission of

bomb blast to the other accused persons. He procured

explosives through accused Nos.16 and 14. He deposited the

explosives in the houses of accused Nos.5 to 7 and 11 and

transported the same from Coimbatore to Erode in Innova Car

and delivered the same to accused No.9. Accused No.9 on

receipt of such substance, prepared explosives and explosive

device in hiding place in Puttur in Andhra Pradesh. Accused

Nos.8 and 9 planted the same in motorcycle and parked the

said motorcycle near BJP office situated at Malleshwaram,

2024 SCC Online SC 1920

2023 SCC Online SC 352

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Bengaluru which blasted leading to injuries to the police

personnel, public and damage to the properties, thereby, the

accused indulged in anti national activities with Jihadi spirit.

(ii) Appellant has indulged in 17 criminal cases in Tamil

Nadu, out of which one is pending in NIA Court, Poonamalle,

Tamil Nadu. He is convicted in Coimbatore bomb blast case,

where 58 people died. There are sufficient incriminating

materials against him. The trial was delayed due to lapses of

the accused only. Accused Nos.8 to 10 who are lodged in

Chennai jail, refused to answer the charges framed against

them. The trial commenced in April 2022. So far 78 witnesses

are examined, 125 witnesses are given up by the prosecution

and the prosecution is going to give up another 40 witnesses.

Only 60 witnesses are likely to be examined. The trial is going

on day-to-day basis. Accused No.19 was absconding since 1995

and was apprehended belatedly. If appellant is granted bail, he

is also likely to be absconded.

(iii) The medical reports secured by this Court show that

appellant is being given required treatment and his condition is

stable. The judgments relied on by learned Counsel for

appellant are not applicable to the facts of the present case.

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The trial Court on considering the materials on record and by

judicious reasons, has rejected the application. Hence the

appeal be dismissed.

9. On considering the submissions of both side and on

examination of the materials on record, the question that arises

for consideration under the facts and circumstances of the case

is "whether the trial Court was justified in rejecting the bail

application of the appellant?"

Analysis

10. Appellant and 22 other accused are being

prosecuted in S.C.No.381/2015 & S.C.No.1347/2016 for the

charges for the offences punishable under Sections 121, 121A,

120B, 123, 307, 332, 435 and 201 of IPC, Sections 3, 4, 5 and

6 of Explosive Substances Act, 1908, Sections 3 and 4 of

Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984 and

Sections 3, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 of UAP Act.

11. The case of the prosecution is as follows:

(i) That accused No.16 is an active member of banned

Islamic organization called Al-Umma. As revenge for demolition

of Babri Masjid, he indulged in terrorist activities in India in the

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name of Jihad and intended to make India, Islamic country

(Dar-ul-Islam). In 1988, he and his aides blasted bombs in

Coimbatore to kill BJP leader Sri L.K.Advani, leading to loss of

lives of hundreds of people and accused No.16 started

Institution called Charitable Trust of Minorities ('CTM' for short)

to lend financial assistance to jailed Muslim accused in terrorist

cases. He used to raise funds to help them.

(ii) Appellant was in charge of Tirunelveli and

Coimbatore Branches of CTM and he used to conduct

conspiracy meeting. He had grudge against Karnataka BJP

Government on the ground that they are responsible for arrest

of Abdul Nasar Madani, an accused of Coimbatore Bomb blast

and for not getting bail to him. Under the impression that, if

BJP Government comes to power they might drive the Muslim

away and not lend any help for release of Muslim youth who

are in jail, he decided to wage jihad/war against Karnataka

Government. For that purpose he mobilised the other accused

to carry out jihadi activities.

(iii) Appellant and accused Nos.2, 5 to 14, 16 and 18

hatched criminal conspiracy for conducting various blasts and

wage war against the Government. In furtherance of the

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conspiracy and to take revenge against the ruling BJP

Government in Karnataka, accused secured explosive

materials. In execution of such conspiracy, they fixed time

bomb in motorcycle bearing Registration No.TN-22-R-3739 and

parked the same near BJP Office. Said bomb exploded leading

to extensive damage to KSRP van bearing Registration

No.KA-01-G-8473. In the blast, 12 KSRP police personnel, 6

civilians sustained injuries and many vehicles i.e. two wheelers

and four wheelers parked near the said place were damaged.

12. Specific role assigned to appellant is that himself

and accused Nos.8 to 10 held several conspiracy meetings with

other accused in residence of appellant, accused No.13 and

other places between October 2012 and April 2013. They

motivated other accused and involved them in Jihadi activities

to wage war against India and damage economic fabric of

India. Appellant was mastermind behind BJP bomb blast case.

He entrusted responsibility to the remaining accused. He

procured explosives through accused Nos.16 and 14. He

deposited those explosives in the house of accused Nos.5, 6

and 7 to 11. He transported the explosives from Coimbatore to

Erode by Innova Car and delivered the same to accused No.9.

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Accused No.9 on receipt of such substance, hid the said

explosives in Puttur in Andhra Pradesh. Upon his instructions,

accused Nos.8 and 9 planted the same in motorcycle bearing

Registration No.TN-22-R-3739 and left the same near BJP

Office which led to blast damaging the properties and injuries

to the police personnel and other people.

13. The trial Court on hearing both side held that there

are grounds to proceed against the accused and has framed

charges. On framing the charges, trial is being conducted. The

main grounds for seeking bail are that appellant is in custody

for more than 10 years and on his medical issue.

14. So far as the medical ground, on the direction of

this Court, Chief Medical Officer, Central Prison, Bangalore

submitted report dated 01.04.2025 regarding medical condition

of the appellant. The said report shows that the appellant was

diagnosed with hepatomegaly with hydatid cyst of liver disease

as long back as in the year 2014 and he underwent surgery for

the same on 22.09.2014, thereafter required treatment is being

provided to him. The report further shows that on 07.08.2023

surgery for recurrent hydatid cyst was done and his health

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condition is stable. Therefore the contention that for his medical

condition, he needs immediate release cannot be accepted.

15. It was contended that the appellant is in custody for

more than 10 years and thereby he has already served the

sentence of more than half of the period of sentence prescribed

for the offence alleged against him, hence he is entitled for bail.

16. Out of the offences alleged against the appellant,

the offence under Section 121 of IPC is punishable with death

or imprisonment for life and fine. Therefore the trial Court has

rightly rejected the contention that appellant has already

undergone detention for more than half of the prescribed period

of sentence.

17. So far as involvement of appellant in the offence,

the trial Court on hearing both side, found that there are

materials to proceed against the accused and framed the

charges against him for the aforesaid offence. Appellant

admittedly has not challenged the said order. Hon'ble Supreme

Court in the judgment in Gurwinder Singh v State of Punjab8,

has held that once the charges are framed, it would be safe to

assume that a very strong suspicion was found upon the

(2024) 5 SCC 403

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materials before the Court which prompted the Court to form a

presumptive opinion as to the existence of the factual

ingredients constituting the offence alleged against the accused

to justify framing of charge. It is further held that in such cases

the accused has arduous task to satisfy the Court that despite

framing of charge, the materials presented along with the

charge sheet do not make out reasonable grounds for believing

that there is no prima facie case against him.

18. In this case, the charges are framed and admittedly

the same is not challenged. Thus the trial Court was justified in

holding that there is prima facie case against the accused for

the offences alleged against him. Apart from such prima facie

case, antecedents of accused also become relevant in deciding

entitlement for bail.

19. Prosecution contends that appellant is involved in

multiple cases, he was convicted in many cases and in few

cases he is acquitted. Particulars of the said cases are as

follows:

      Name of Police                                     As per
Sl.                                   Sections
         Station        Crime No.                     Statement of           Case Status
No.                                   Invoked
                                                        Objection

       Melapalayam                  147, 148, 302
                                                                            Acquitted vide
1     (Muthukrishnan    251/1997         IPC
                                                                           FTC-1, Tirunalveli
       murder case)
                                                                           Date:24.02.2003
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      Melapalayam                     147, 148, 341,
                                                                          Acquitted vide
2      (Abubacker        375/1997     450, 307, 302
                                                                         FTC-2, Tirunalveli
      murder case)                         IPC
                                                                         Date:24.12.2002
                                                         Pending Trial        Spl. SC

                                       153(A), 109,
                                                                           Pending Trial
                                      120(b) r/w 5 of
                                                                         Poonamalle Bomb
3    Tirunelveli CBCID    01/2013    IES Act 1908 and
                                                                            Blast Court,
                                       18 U.A.P. Act
                                                                              Chennai
                                       1967 (A-15)
                                                                            Next hearing
                                                                         Date:19.09.2025
                                                         Pending Trial   PRC No.166/2022
                                      4 of Explosive                       Pending Trial
      Coimbatore City
4                         95/2013    Substances Act                       CJM Coimbatore
     B14 Kuniamuthur
                                       1908 (A-5)                           Next hearing
                                                                         Date:17.09.2005

                                      147, 148, 341,
5      Melapalayam        71/1996                        ascertain the       Acquitted
                                      397 & 307 IPC
                                                         correct stage     On 05.12.2005

147, 148, 506(ii) ascertain the Acquitted JM-VI,

IPC correct stage TIN Date:25.06.2001 Trying to 336, 294(b), Could not able to 7 Palayamkottai 683/2001 ascertain the 506(i) IPC collect details correct stage 5(a) of E.S Act Trying to

and 294(b), 353, ascertain the Pending Trial 307, 506(ii), correct stage 8 Achampudur 302/2008 CJM Tenkasi 120(b) IPC and Next hearing 25(1)(a) of Arms Date:18.09.2005 Act 341, 294 (b), Trying to 9 Melapalayam 80/2010 352, 363, 506(ii) ascertain the Acquitted IPC correct stage Tirunelveli Trying to CC No.343/2013 147, 341, 323, 10 District 944/2012 ascertain the Acquitted 506 (ii) IPC Palayamkottai correct stage On 13.12.2018 147, 148, 336, Trying to 324 IPC and 3 of ascertain the

Tirunelveli City Tamil Nadu correct stage 11 1236/2013 Acquitted Perumalpuram Property on 19.01.2024 (Prevention of Damage and

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Loss) Act, 1992, & 9 (b) Explosive Substance Act 307 IPC & 4(a) & Trying to

6 of ES Act. ascertain the Acquitted (Bomb hurled on correct stage 12 Trichy Ponmalai 108/1998 On 15.10.2007 the jeep of Poonamalle BBC Inspector Thiru Court, Chennai Murali) Convicted for Acquitted Melapalayam life Vide CA 120B, 147, 148, (Arumugam imprisonment No.458/2006 13 104/1996 349, 342, 302 Chettiar murder on 12.12.2003 Date:23.11.2006 IPC case) by FTC-I, in Tirunelveli Madurai High Court Convicted for Acquitted Melapalayam life Vide CA (Kannan murder 120B, 147, 148,

14 & Dr.Selvakumar 233/1997 341, 449, 109, on 25.07.2007 Date:30.09.2008 Case) 302, 149, 34 IPC by FTC-I, in Tirunelveli Madurai High Court Melapalayam Convicted for Acquitted (Tailor Shankar 120B, 147, 148, life Vide CA and 449, 452, 342, imprisonment No.422/2007

Dr.Selvakumar 302, 149, 427, on 25.07.2007 Date:30.09.2008 murder case) 324, 326, 34 IPC by FTC-I, in Tirunelveli Madurai High Court SC He has completed Coimbatore B-1 No.1339/2012 his term of Bazaar Convicted for sentence and has (Coimbatore 7 years RI by belatedly filed an 147, 148, 149, serial Special Court, appeal before the 427, 307, 302, 16 bomb blast case 151/1998 Coimbatore Hon'ble Madras 120(b) IPC & 3, more than 50 High Court in 4, 5 of IES Act.

      Death and 206                                                       Criminal Appeal
         injured                                                          No.1293/2024,
     (Total 41 cases)                                                      which is still
                                                                             pending.
                                                       Convicted for      Convicted for 2
                                                        2 years on           years on
17   JM-II Coimbatore                346(I) Cr.PC
                                                        24.01.2006          24.01.2006

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Apart from the above cases, below is the list of other cases with their stage/results.



Sl.   Police Station         Crime No.       Section                   Stage                  Remarks
No.                                          invoked
 1    Melapalayam            439/1994    324 IPC                 Acquitted                       -----
 2    Perundurai             392/2012    279, 337 IPC            Convicted             This case pertains to
                                                                 Fine Rs.2500/-        an     accident       that
                                                                 On 02.07.2012         occurred earlier when
                                                                 JM Perundurai.        the     accused       was
                                                                                       traveling in the Innova
                                                                                       Car, which was used
                                                                                       to             transport
                                                                                       explosives      in     this
                                                                                       case, along with the
                                                                                       18th accused.
3     Coimbatore,            339/2017    120B, 387, 364,         CC No.581/2019        This       case       was
      Ukkadam                            511 IPC                 Pending Trial         registered while he
      (A-10)                                                     JM-V, Coimbatore      was       in       judicial
                                                                 Next Hearing          custody.
                                                                 Date:12.10.2025
4     Bengaluru     City,    28/2023     34, 323,   341,         CC No.10257/2023      This      case      was
      Parappana                          506 IPC                 Compromised      on   registered while he
      Agrahara                                                   04.07.2023            was      in      judicial
      (A-1)                                                                            custody.
                                                                                       This case relates to an
                                                                                       incident in which the
                                                                                       23rd accused, Syed Ali,
                                                                                       in the recently filed
                                                                                       case concerning the
                                                                                       blast      near      the
                                                                                       Malleshwaram         BJP
                                                                                       office, was intending
                                                                                       to plead guilty. While
                                                                                       in prison, he was
                                                                                       threatened          and
                                                                                       assaulted     by     the
                                                                                       accused, along with
                                                                                       other co-accused, to
                                                                                       prevent     him    from
                                                                                       pleading guilty.


20. The above statistics about antecedents of appellant

are also not disputed. Though it is claimed at Sl.Nos.13 to 15 of

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the above table, the judgment of conviction passed by the trial

Court is reversed by the Appellate Court, the judgments of

acquittals were not placed before this Court to show that they

were Hon'ble acquittal. So far as other cases, those orders are

also not placed to show whether they were Hon'ble acquittals or

acquittal extending benefit of doubt.

21. Irrespective of the cases where the appellant is

granted acquittal, the above table shows that cases at Sl.Nos.1

to 4 in 1st table involve heinous offences and in these cases,

trial is still going on. The particulars furnished regarding

C.C.No.10257/2023 arising out of Crime No.28/2023 of

Parapanaagrahara Police Station shows that when one of the

accused intended to plead guilty, he was threatened. However,

that case was later compounded.

22. Prosecution's contention that some delay was

caused in recording plea of accused Nos.8, 9, 10 due to their

refusal to answer the charge is not disputed. The particulars of

trial dates shown in para 5 of the statement of objections are

also not disputed. That shows that hearing commenced in the

year 2015 itself and the evidence commenced in 2022. Out of

273 charge sheet witnesses, admittedly as on the date the

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appeal was heard, 78 witnesses were examined and 125

witnesses were given up by the prosecution.

23. Learned SPP-II submitted that out of the remaining

witnesses, another 40 witnesses are going to be given up and

only 60 witnesses are likely to be examined. It was submitted

that most of them are official witnesses. Thus more than half of

the trial is over.

24. In all the judgments relied on by learned Counsel

for the appellant, it was held that if the accused was

incarcerated without trial, Section 43D of the UAP Act does not

restrict the power of the constitutional Court to grant bail.

Absolutely, there cannot be any dispute with the said

proposition of law.

25. In para 18 of the judgment in S K Javed Iqbal's

case referred to supra, it was held that accused were in custody

for more than 9 years and only two witnesses were examined.

In that case despite query of the Court, the State Government

was not able to apprise the Court how many witnesses the

prosecution intends to examine and number of witnesses

recorded as on that date.

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26. Para 4 of the judgment in K.A.Najeeb's case

referred to supra shows that there appellant sought

cancellation of bail and co-accused who were facing trial were

granted bail/were tried and acquitted. Thus parity principle was

invoked and in that case trial had not yet commenced though

the accused was in custody for more than four years. The said

case did not involve the offence of murder and the magnitude

of the offences was not similar to the one on hand.

27. Reading of the judgment in Manish Sisodia's case

referred to supra shows that in that case the accused was in

custody without commencement of the trial.

28. Since in these cases on hand there is substantial

progress in the trial, the aforesaid judgments cannot be

justifiably applied to the facts of the present case. Facts

discussed above lead to the conclusion that there are

reasonable grounds to believe involvement of the accused for

the offences alleged against him. Apart from that he is

convicted in Coimbatore bomb blast case on the similar charge

of anti national activities. He is involved in many similar cases.

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29. Article 51A (c)(e)(i) of the Constitution reads as

follows:

"51A. Fundamental duties.- It shall be the duty of every citizen of India-

(a) to abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals and institutions, the National Flag and the National Anthem;

(b) .....................................................................................

(c) to uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India;

(d) ..............................................................................

(e) to promote harmony and the spirit of common brotherhood amongst all the people of India transcending religious, linguistic and regional or sectional diversities; to renounce practices derogatory to the dignity of women;

(f) ...............................................................................

(g) ..............................................................................

(h) ..............................................................................

(i) to safeguard public property and to abjure violence."

30. The materials on record, at this stage, prima facie

show that the appellant has acted contrary to the duties to

protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India, spirit of

common brotherhood amongst people of India transcending

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religious diversities, failed to value and preserve composite

culture, safeguard public property and to abjure violence. In

the light of the above discussions, the judgments relied by

learned Counsel for the appellant cannot be justifiably applied

to the facts of the present case.

31. For the aforesaid reasons, in the considered opinion

of this Court, it cannot be said that trial Court has committed

any illegality or infirmity in rejecting the bail application of the

appellant. Hence, the following:

ORDER

The appeal is dismissed.

Sd/-

(K.S.MUDAGAL) JUDGE

Sd/-

(VENKATESH NAIK T) JUDGE KSR

 
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