Court No. - 22
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 6348 of 2018 Applicant :- Abhijeet Kumar Opposite Party :- State Of U.P.
Counsel for Applicant :- Ashok Kumar Maurya Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Aniruddha Singh,J.
Heard Sri Ashok Kumar Maurya, learned counsel for the applicant and learned AGA for the State, and perused the record.
According to prosecution case, FIR was lodged against Afzal Khan, Abhijeet Kumar (Daroga), Raghunandan Tripathi (Daroga) alleging that on 17.12.2017 they kidnapped Ahsan Alam and demanded ransom of Rs.2,80,000/-. Kidnapped Ahsan Alam was recovered next day.
It is submitted by learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant is languishing in jail since 18.12.2017(more than two months) having no previous criminal history; he is Government servant; false story has been developed due to previous enmity and he has been falsely implicated in the present case; in case applicant is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail and will cooperate in the trial.
On the other hand, learned A.G.A. opposed the prayer for bail but could not dispute the aforesaid fact as argued by learned counsel for the applicant, and admitted that the applicant has no criminal history.
Considering the submission of learned counsel for the parties, facts of the case, nature of allegation and period of custody, gravity of offence, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the Court is of the view that the applicant has made out a case for bail. The bail application is allowed.
Let applicant Abhijeet Kumar involved in Case Crime No.1408 of 2017, under Section 364-A, 507 IPC, Police Station Cantt, District Gorakhpur be released on bail on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned subject to following conditions:-
1. The applicant will not tamper with the evidence during the trial.
2. The applicant will not pressurize/ intimidate the prosecution witness.
3. The applicant will appear before the trial court on the date fixed, unless personal presence is exempted.
4. The applicant shall not commit an offence similar to the offence of which he is accused, or suspected, of the commission of which he is suspected.
5. The applicant shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence.
In case of breach of any of the above conditions, the court below shall be at liberty to cancel the bail.
Order Date :- 27.2.2018 P.P.