Court No. - 41
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 27842 of 2018 Applicant :- Azam Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Mohd. Irfan Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Aniruddha Singh,J.
Sri Imran Ali and Ms. Sheeba Rizvi, Advocates filed their Vakalatnama on behalf of the applicant is taken on record.
Counter affidavit filed by the learned A.G.A. is taken on record.
Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record.
According to the prosecution case the F.I.R. was lodged against unknown person and one quintal beef was recovered from the motorcycle and accused fled away from the place of occurrence. Later on, during investigation the names of Azam and Asif were disclosed.
Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that applicant is languishing in jail since 25.6.2018 (more than two and half months); five criminal case have been explained; he is not named in the F.I.R.; there is no independent witness against the applicant; he was not arrested on the spot; no recovery was made by the Police at the pointing out of the co-accused or from the possession of the applicant and has been falsely implicated in the present case and in case he is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail and will cooperate in trial.
On the other hand, learned A.G.A. opposed the prayer for bail but could not dispute the aforesaid fact as argued by learned counsel for the applicant.
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 Azam involved in Case Crime No. 327 of 2018, under Section 3/5/8 of U.P. Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, P.S. Swar, District Rampur be released on bail on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the 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 :- 17.9.2018 OP