Court No. - 84
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 9791 of 2021 Applicant :- Ashok Opposite Party :- State of U.P.
Counsel for Applicant :- Naveen Kumar Yadav,Akash Deep Srivastava,Garun Pal Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Naveen Srivastava,J.
Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned AGA for the State through video conferencing and perused the record.
The applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No.13 of 2020, under Sections 406, 420, 34 IPC & Section 66-D Information of Technology Act, 2008 at Police Station Cyber Crime, District Agra.
Contention of learned counsel for the applicant is that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. It is next submitted that the applicant has no criminal history and except the confessional statement of the applicant there is no incriminating evidence placed on record showing complicity of the accused-applicant. It is further submitted that similarly placed co-accused Deepak Kumar has already been granted bail by the co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 05.04.2021 passed in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 7682 of 2021. The applicant is languishing in jail since 30.12.2020 and the applicant undertakes that in case he is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail and cooperate in trial.
Per contra, learned AGA has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the applicant but could not point out anything material to the contrary.
Upon hearing learned counsel for the parties, perusal of record and considering the complicity of accused, severity of punishment as well as totality of facts and circumstances, at this stage without commenting on the merits of the case, I find it a fit case for bail. However, any observation made hereinabove, will not affect the trial of the case.
Let the applicant-Ashok involved in the above mentioned case 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 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 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 COUNSEL. IN CASE OF HIS ABSENCE, WITHOUT SUFFICIENT CAUSE, THE TRIAL COURT MAY PROCEED AGAINST HIM UNDER SECTION 229-A IPC.
(iii) IN CASE, THE APPLICANT MISUSES THE LIBERTY OF BAIL DURING TRIAL AND IN ORDER TO SECURE HIS PRESENCE PROCLAMATION UNDER SECTION 82 CR.P.C., 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, IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW, UNDER SECTION 174-A IPC.
In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail.
It is made clear that observations made in granting bail to the applicant shall not in any way affect the learned trial Judge in forming his independent opinion based on the testimony of the witnesses.
Since the bail application has been decided under extra-ordinary circumstances, thus in the interest of justice following additional conditions are being imposed just to facilitate the applicant to be released on bail forthwith. Needless to mention that these additional conditions are imposed to cope with emergent condition-:
1. The applicant shall be enlarged on bail on execution of personal bond without sureties till normal functioning of the courts is restored. The accused will furnish sureties to the satisfaction of the court below within a month after normal functioning of the courts are restored.
2. The party shall file computer generated copy of such order downloaded from the official website of High Court Allahabad.
3. The computer generated copy of such order shall be self attested by the counsel of the party concerned.
4. The concerned Court/Authority/Official shall verify the authenticity of such computerized copy of the order from the official website of High Court Allahabad and shall make a declaration of such verification in writing.
Order Date :- 27.5.2021 AKT Digitally signed by NAVEEN SRIVASTAVA Date: 2021.06.03 13:36:41 IST Reason: Document Owner Location: High Court of Judicature at Allahabad