Court No. - 48
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 42531 of 2019 Applicant :- Anil Kumar Agnihotri Opposite Party :- State of U.P.
Counsel for Applicant :- Anand Priya Singh,Ajay Kumar Srivastava Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Pritinker Diwaker,J.
Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.
This bail application under Section 439 of Code of Criminal Procedure has been filed by the applicant, seeking enlargement on bail during the trial in connection with Crime No.190 of 2017 under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471 of IPC, Police Station Kotwali, District Kanpur Nagar.
Allegation against the applicant is that apart from his share, he had also sold the share of his brother to a third person and grabbed the money.
Learned counsel for the applicant submits that after family settlement, the entire property was given to him which was bona fidely sold by him. He submits that the dispute is between two brothers and ultimately, the same would be resolved. It has been further argued that the present dispute is purely of civil nature, but it has been given a criminal colour. Lastly, it has been argued that the applicant is in jail since 15.3.2019; trial may take sometime for its final disposal and, therefore, applicant be released on bail.
On the other hand, learned AGA opposes the bail application.
Considering the totality of the case, in particular the nature of allegations against the applicant, without further commenting on merit, I am inclined to release the applicant on bail.
Let applicant Anil Kumar Agnihotri be released on bail in the aforesaid case crime number on furnishing a personal bond in the sum of Rs.5,00,000/- (Rupees Five Lakhs) and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions which are being imposed in the interest of justice:-
(i) The applicant shall file an undertaking to the effect that he/she shall not seek any adjournment on the date fixed for evidence when the witnesses are present in court. In case of default of this condition, it shall be open for the trial court to treat it as abuse of liberty of bail and pass orders in accordance with law.
(ii) The applicant shall remain present before the trial court on each date fixed, either personally or through his/her counsel. In case of his/her absence, without sufficient cause, the trial court may proceed against him/her under section 229-a IPC.
(iii) In case, the applicant misuses the liberty of bail during trial and in order to secure his/her presence proclamation under section 82 Cr PC, may be issued and if applicant fails to appear before the court on the date fixed in such proclamation, then, the trial court shall initiate proceedings against him/her, in accordance with law, under section 174-a I.P.C.
(iv) The applicant shall remain present, in person, before the trial court on dates fixed for (1) opening of the case, (2) framing of charge and (3) recording of statement under section 313 Cr PC. If in the opinion of the trial court absence of the applicant is deliberate or without sufficient cause, then it shall be open for the trial court to treat such default as abuse of liberty of bail and proceed against him/her in accordance with law.
(v) The trial court may make all possible efforts/endeavour and try to conclude the trial within a period of one year after the release of the applicant.
However, it is made clear that any willful violation of above conditions by the applicant, shall have serious repercussion on his/her bail so granted by this court and the trial court is at liberty to cancel the bail, after recording the reasons for doing so, in the given case of any of the condition mentioned above.
Order Date :- 28.11.2019 RKK/-