Bail Petition Before a Magistrate (Non-Bailable Offence) (India)

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This document is a formal legal application used to request bail for an individual accused of a non-bailable offence in an Indian Magistrate Court. It includes sections for detailing the grounds for bail, such as lack of evidence or the petitioner's ties to the community, and includes a verification section for the deponent.

BAIL PETITION BEFORE A MAGISTRATE

IN A NON-BAIL ABLE OFFENCE 

In the Court of ………..

Magistrate of…….Case No……….of……under section ……IPC.



The State ..................................................................................................... 

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Accused …………………………..…………..….son of………………………….…… …………. 

For matter of application of ………………………………………..………… the accused for bail 

…………………………………………………….…… the accused named above humbly petition. 

Respectfully ………………….: 

1. That petitioner was arrested by the police on ……..per suspicion. That he was neither named in FIR nor he was identified by any inmate of the house, where burglary was committed during identification parade by Mr. ………………………….………………….Judicial Magistrate. 

2. That on such by police nothing incriminate found in house 

3. That petitioner being family man and can not run away. 

4. Petitioner is allowed bail as there is no legal ground for continuing detention as trial will not be completed in the near future. 

Petitioner prays that having served notice to State and hearing per bilateral Your Honourmay kind enough pleased to pass Order for releasing your petitioner on bail. 

And petitioner being duty bound, shall ever pray 

Advocate ………….. 

Verification


I, ……………………………………………………..…..son of ……………………………….…. aged …………years, by occupation business, residing at.................................................................................................................................... do hereby solemnly affirm and say as follows: 

1. I am the petitioner above-named and I know the facts and circumstances of this case. 

2. The statements in paragraphs 1 to 4 in the foregoing petition are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. 

3. I sign this verification on this …. day of …………………………….. 

Solemnly affirmed by the said ……………………… 

Notary/Magistrate 

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