JUDGEMENT
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(1.)Suriya Bibi, who is facing trial in case FIR No.37/2015 for offences under Sections 302/34 RPC has filed the present application for grant of bail on the following grounds:-
(i) that due to ailing condition, the petitioner needs assistance of somebody to do her day to day work, which is not possible in jail;
(ii) that the petitioner being an old lady is suffering from various old age ailments and prior to her arrest in this case, she was on medicine;
(iii) that in terms of Section 497 Cr.P.C., the court has power to grant bail to any person under the age sixteen years or any woman or any sick or infirm person accused of such an offence;
(iv) that the petitioner falls under two categories of above proviso;
(v) that the petitioner had applied for grant of bail on the same grounds, which the trial court has rejected vide order dated 21.04.2018 on the ground that the bail of the petitioner had already been rejected on 06.12.2017 on the similar set of circumstances.
(2.)The State has filed objections wherein it is stated that the accused has committed serious offence and she is involved in a case for which the punishment of death or life imprisonment is prescribed, therefore, the bail cannot be granted in ordinary manner.
(3.)I have considered the rival contentions of learned counsel for the parties.
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