(1.) Notice of this bail application was given to the Government Advocate on 4.9.1992. This bail application came up before Mr. Justice Kundan Singh on 29.9.1992. It appears that due to some embarrassment he washed his hands of this case and directed that the case be laid before another Honble Judge. On the same date the Honble Acting Chief Justice nominated me by name to hear the bail application. The file was received in my Court on 29.9.1992 after lunch. Mr. G.S. Chaturvedi learned counsel for the applicants informed the Court that he has informed Sri Murlidhar Misra (learned counsel for the complainant) that the bail application will betaken up in my Court on that day. The learned State Counsel had also received his file but since Sri Murlidhar Misra was absent. I directed that the bail application be listed on 14.10.1992 showing the name of Sri Murlidhar Misra as counsel for the complainant. When the case was taken up on 14.10.1992 Sri Murlidhar Misra appeared and informed that this case was again listed before Honble Kundan Singh, J. and that his name was not printed in the cause list of that date. Sri B.K. Pandey, the Deputy Registrar Judicial informed the Court that he had sent a written information through special messenger to Sri Murlidhar Misra on 13.9.1992 that the case will be taken in my Court on 14.10.1992 but Sri Murlidhar Misra refused to acknowledge the receipt. Sri Murlidhar Misra denied the information given by the Deputy Registrar (Judicial) as false. To avoid any grievance to Sri Murlidhar Misra I directed that the case be taken up on 15.10.1992.,
(2.) I have heard Sri G.S. Chaturvedi learned counsel for the applicants and Sri Murlidhar Misra learned counsel for the complainant and the learned State counsel on 15.10.1992, 16.10.1992, 20.10.1992 and today at great length and have perused the record.
(3.) There are 28 accused in this case of whom 16 are the applicants in this bail application. All the accused barring stray exceptions belong to the same family. Applicant Nazira. Shabbir, Gulzar and Sattar are sons of Amir Ahmad and are real brothers, Mahmood and Nisar are sons of applicant Nazira, applicants Rafiq, Ashraf, Aslam and Akram are sons of applicant Shabbir, Raizwan is son of applicant of Sattar and applicants Anis and Shakil are sons of applicant Gulzar.