Bail Application by Co-Owners of Coaching Centre
Four co-owners of a coaching center located in the basement of a building in Delhi’s Old Rajendra Nagar have taken their fight to the Delhi High Court after their bail was denied last week. The incident that led to this legal battle occurred on July 27, when three IAS aspirants tragically drowned in the basement during a flood. The co-owners, Sarabjeet Singh, Tejinder Singh, Harinder Singh, and Parminder Singh, were arrested on July 28. They claim that the lower court did not properly consider their voluntary surrender to the investigating officer, which they argue should have weighed in their favor.
Claims of Misunderstanding by the City Court
In their plea, the co-owners emphasized that they were not named in the first information report (FIR) and asserted that the city court’s decision to deny bail was flawed. They highlighted their voluntary surrender as a sign of good faith that the court overlooked. The city court, in its ruling, stated that while the co-owners had surrendered, this alone was not enough to justify their release. The judge pointed out that the owners’ actions in allowing the basement to be used as a coaching center were illegal and directly linked to the unfortunate drowning incident.
Legal Arguments Presented in the Petition
The co-owners further argued that the charges against them, particularly the application of culpable homicide not amounting to murder, were exaggerated and unfounded. They contended that they never intended to commit a crime and that the prosecution had failed to demonstrate the key elements needed to establish criminal liability against them. Their petition stressed that the co-owners had simply leased the basement for legitimate use, which is typically allowed under municipal regulations. The drowning incident prompted a transfer of the investigation to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), with the aim of ensuring a thorough and transparent inquiry into the circumstances surrounding this tragic event.
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Four co-owners of a coaching centre in Delhi’s Old Rajendra Nagar, where three IAS aspirants drowned on July 27, have appealed to the Delhi High Court after their bail was denied. They argue their voluntary surrender was overlooked by the city court, which cited their illegal use of the basement as the basis for the bail refusal. The tragedy prompted the CBI to investigate for culpable homicide and negligence, following concerns about the initial inquiry’s quality.
