New Delhi: A Delhi court Friday granted bail to a man after the person, who was stated to be injured in the case related to the communal violence in north east Delhi in February, could not be traced.
Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat granted the relief to Imran on furnishing a bail bond of Rs 15,000 with a surety of like amount.
The case was registered based on the fact that one Rahul (28) was injured during the riots in Kabir Nagar area on February 25.
The court said there was no statement of Rahul on record and Imran was only identified by Constable Satish in the case after a delay of one month.
"In the present case, Section 307 (attempt to murder) IPC (Indian Penal Code) has been attracted on account of injury to a person namely Rahul. However, Rahul is not traceable and no statement of Rahul is on record. There is no public witness on record who identified the accused except one Constable Satish who had also given a statement on March 26, though the incident was of February 25," the court said.
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The court directed the accused not to get in touch with any of the witnesses or leave Delhi till the conclusion of the case.
It further said he should not tamper with evidence and indulge in any other criminal acts.