Court No. - 22
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 11442 of 2018 Applicant :- Awadesh Kumar Opposite Party :- State Of U.P.
Counsel for Applicant :- Kandarp Srivastava,Kaustubh Srivastava Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Aniruddha Singh,J.
Vakalatnama filed today by Sri Piyush Dubey, Advocate on behalf of complainant is taken on record.
Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned counsel for the complainant as well as learned A.G.A for the State and perused the record.
According to prosecution case, F.I.R. was lodged on 8.12.2017 by the informant against four accused persons namely, Awadhesh Kumar, Smt. Phoolan Devi, Shikha and Swati alleging that the marriage of victim was solemnized with Awadhesh on 22.6.2003, they demanded dowry from the victim for which the victim was being tortured and beaten by them and on 4.12.2017 attempted to commit suicide herself. Applicant was admitted her in the hospital for treatment.
It is submitted by learned counsel for the applicant that applicant is the husband. The applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. There is general allegations against the applicant. Offences levelled against the applicant are not attracted in the present matter. There is one case of maintenance and 498-A IPC is already pending. There is dispute between wife and husband. He is languishing in jail since 7.2.2018 (more than one and half months) having no previous criminal history and in case he is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail and will cooperate in trial.
Learned counsel for the complainant as well as learned A.G.A. opposed the prayer for bail but could not dispute the aforesaid fact as argued by learned counsel for the applicant and admitted that applicant has no previous criminal history.
Considering the submission of learned counsel for the parties, facts of the case, nature of allegation and period of custody, gravity of offence, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the Court is of the opinion that it is a fit case for bail. Hence, the bail application is hereby allowed.
Let the applicant Awadesh Kumar involved in Case Crime No. 1123 of 2018, under Section 307 IPC, P.S. Etmatddaula, District Agra 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 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 he is accused, or suspected, of the commission of which he is 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 him 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 court below shall be at liberty to cancel the bail.
Order Date :- 29.3.2018 A. Singh