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Delhi court grants bail to advocate arrested with pistols
A Delhi court has granted bail to advocate Harsh, arrested under the Arms Act after two pistols and eight cartridges were allegedly recovered from his trolley bag at the Tis Hazari court…
The Story in Brief
A Delhi court has granted bail to advocate Harsh, arrested under the Arms Act after two pistols and eight cartridges were allegedly recovered from his trolley bag at the Tis Hazari court complex earlier this week. Judicial Magistrate Preeti Rajoria, in an order dated May 23, said continued incarceration was not necessary when no further custodial interrogation was sought.
The defence argued that Harsh voluntarily got the bag scanned at the entry gate, indicating lack of knowledge about the weapons. The court noted that conscious possession would be a matter of trial. The accused had no criminal antecedents, and the investigating officer stated that recovery was largely complete.
The Indian Opinion
The bail decision may fuel public anger about leniency towards lawyers, but the court followed standard judicial principles: no criminal record, no need for custody, and voluntary scanning of the bag. That is not privilege but the rule of 'bail, not jail'. The real test will be the trial's findings on whether Harsh had 'conscious possession' of the pistols.
Source: millenniumpost.in
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