Court No. - 72
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 52103 of 2019 Applicant :- Anil Kumar Opposite Party :- State of U.P.
Counsel for Applicant :- Santosh Kumar Tiwari Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Siddharth,J.
Supplementary affidavit filed today is taken on record.
Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.G.A. for the State.
From the statement of the victim recorded under Section 164 Cr.P.C., it appears that she entered into physical relation-ship with the applicant with consent and became pregnant. It is alleged that the applicant has promised her to enter into marriage. He has not entered into marriage, therefore, he has been implicated in this case. An affidavit has been filed by the father of the applicant stating that he is ready to solemnized the marriage of the applicant with the victim. The age of the victim as per medical report is 20 years. The applicant is in jail since 23.08.2019 and has no criminal history to his credit.
On the other hand learned AGA has opposed the prayer for bail but could not dispute the above submissions.
Keeping in view the nature of the offence, evidence on record regarding complicity of the accused, submissions of the learned counsel for the parties noted herein above, larger mandate of the Article 21 of the Constitution of India and the dictum of Apex Court in the case of Dataram Singh Vs. State of U.P. and another reported in (2018)3 SCC 22 and 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 the applicant, Anil Kumar, involved in Case Crime No.179 of 2019, under Sections 376, 504 IPC, Police Station Pipiganj, District- Gorakhpur be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned subject to following conditions. Further, before issuing the release order, the sureties be verified.
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 they are accused, or suspected of the commission of which they are 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 them 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 complainant is free to move an application for cancellation of bail before this court.
Order Date :- 26.11.2019 SS