Court No. - 66
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 39724 of 2021 Applicant :- Ashok @ Matru Kushwaha Opposite Party :- State of U.P.
Counsel for Applicant :- Sunita Chauhan Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Ajay Bhanot,J.
Heard Shri Devraj Singh, learned counsel holding brief of Ms. Sunita Chauhan, learned counsel for the applicant and AGA for the State.
A first information report was lodged against the applicant as Case Crime No.69 of 2021 at Police Station-Ait, District-Jalaun under Section 2/3 of the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986.
The bail application of the applicant was rejected by learned Additional Sessions Judge/FTC, Jalaun at Orai, on 16.07.2021.
The applicant is in jail since 23.01.2021, pursuant to the said F.I.R.
Shri Devraj Singh, learned counsel holding brief of Ms. Sunita Chauhan, learned counsel for the applicant contends that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the instant case. The applicant has been enlarged on bail in two criminal cases depicted in the gang chart. He is not a member of any criminal gang. Apart from the aforesaid cases depicted in the gang chart including the instant case, the applicant does not have any previous criminal history. Lastly it is contended by the learned counsel for applicant that the applicant shall not abscond and will fully cooperate in the criminal law proceedings. The applicant shall not tamper with the evidence nor influence the witnesses in any manner.
Shri Vikas Sahai, learned AGA for the State could not satisfactorily dispute the aforesaid submissions from the record. Learned AGA could not dispute the fact that the applicant does not have any criminal history prior to the instant case.
Courts have taken notice of the overcrowding of jails during the current pandemic situation (Ref.: Suo Motu Writ Petition (c) No. 1/2020, Contagion of COVID 19 Virus in prisons before the Supreme Court of India). These circumstances shall also be factored in while considering bail applications on behalf of accused persons.
I see merit in the submissions of the learned counsel for the applicant and hold that the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on bail.
In the light of the preceding discussion and without making any observations on the merits of the case, the bail application is allowed.
Let the applicant- Ashok @ Matru Kushwaha involved in Case Crime No.69 of 2021 at Police Station-Ait, District-Jalaun under Section 2/3 of the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986 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 influence any witness.
3. The applicant will appear before the trial court on the date fixed, unless personal presence is exempted.
4. 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 to any police officer or tamper with the evidence.
In case of breach of any of the above conditions, the prosecution shall be at liberty to move bail cancellation application before this Court.
Order Date :- 20.12.2021 Dhananjai