Archive · 23 Jun 2025
Man Granted Bail After Missing Court Date Due to COVID-19 Restrictions
A man was arrested for not going to court because of COVID-19 restrictions.
He was supposed to be in court for a case about fake money, but he was in his village.
Because he didn't show up, the court said he was a 'proclaimed offender'.
The court has now decided to let him go, giving him bail because he had already been in jail since September 19, 2024.
He was first arrested in 2017 and released on bail in 2018.
A man was arrested for missing a court date in a counterfeit currency case.
He was in his village due to COVID-19 restrictions when he missed the court appearance.
The accused was declared a 'proclaimed offender' (PO) after failing to appear.
The Delhi court granted bail to the man.
The accused was in judicial custody since September 19, 2024.
- Who
- Pramod Kumar Shahni, the accused.
- What
- A man was granted bail after being arrested for missing a court appearance.
- When
- June 21st, 2024
- Where
- Delhi court
- Why
- The man missed the court date because of COVID-19 restrictions and was in his village.
- Accused
- Pramod Kumar Shahni
- Offense
- Counterfeit currency
- Original Arrest
- November 2017
- Original Bail
- February 2018
- Re-arrest Date
- Not mentioned
- Judicial Custody Start
- September 19, 2024
- Bail Granted
- June 21, 2024