Court No. - 23
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 7788 of 2018 Applicant :- Arshad Ansari Opposite Party :- State Of U.P.
Counsel for Applicant :- Mohd. Naseer Ahmad Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Vivek Kumar Singh,J.
Supplementary affidavit file don behalf f the applicant is taken on record.
Heard Sri M.N.Ahmad, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri R.S.Parihar, learned A.G.A. appearing for the State.
Learned counsel for the applicant is permitted to make necessary correction in the memo of bail application during the course of the day.
Learned counsel for the applicant in support of his prayer for bail submits that the applicant is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in the present case due to old enmity and he has committed no offence.It is next submitted that neither any recovery has been made from the possession of the applicant nor there is any independent witness of the alleged recovery. It is also contended that the arrest of one of the co-accused namely Mohsin Khan in the present case was stayed by this Court. I have perused the order passed in Criminal Misc. Writ Petition No.3190 of 2018 dated 12.2.2018. The case of the applicant is identically situated with that of Mohsin Khan. Several other submissions in order to demonstrate the falsity of the allegations made against the applicant have also been placed forth before the Court. The circumstances which, according to the counsel, led to the false implication of the accused has also been touched upon at length. It has been assured on behalf of the applicant that he is ready to cooperate with the process of law and shall faithfully make himself available before the court whenever required. It has also been submitted that the applicant is languishing in jail since 13.1.2018. The applicant has no other reported criminal antecedent.
Learned A.G.A. opposed the prayer for bail.
Considering the nature of accusation and the severity of punishment in case of conviction and the nature of supporting evidence, reasonable apprehension of tempering of the witnesses and prima facie satisfaction of the Court in support of the charge and reformative theory of punishment the applicant is entitled to be released on bail in this case.
Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case let the applicant Arshad Ansari involved in Case Crime No.20 of 2018, under Sections 411, 414, 420, 467, 468, 471 IPC, Police Station Kotwali, District Mau be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond with two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions.
1. The applicant will continue to attend and co-operate in the trial pending before the court concerned on the date fixed after release.
2. He will not tamper with the witnesses.
3. He will not indulge in any illegal activities during the bail period.
It is further directed that the identity, status and residence proof of the sureties be verified by the authorities concerned before they are accepted.
In case of breach of any of the above conditions, the trial court will be at liberty to cancel the bail.
Order Date :- 27.2.2018 IA