Court No. - 51
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 46889 of 2021 Applicant :- Balawan Singh Opposite Party :- State of U.P.
Counsel for Applicant :- Jai Prakash Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Suneet Kumar,J.
Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.G.A. appearing for the State.
It is urged by learned counsel for the applicant that co-accused Vikram has been enlarged on bail by the co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 09.12.2021; five persons are said to have been arrested and 70 bags of liquor and other materials are said to have been seized. It is urged that there is no independent witness; recovery from the applicant is of Rs. 270, one country-made pistol and mobile. It is lastly submitted that prior to the incident applicant has no other reported criminal antecedent and he is languishing in jail since 05.08.2021; there is no likelihood of early disposal of trial and the applicant undertakes that if enlarged on bail, he will never misuse his liberty and will co-operate in the trial.
Learned A.G.A. opposed the prayer for bail.
Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case and 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, the applicant is entitled to be released on bail in this case.
Let the applicant, Balawan Singh, involved in Case Crime No. 540 of 2021, under section 60, 63 Excise Act, Police Station Sadar Bazar, District Shahjahanpur, 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:-
(i) The applicant shall file an undertaking to the effect that he shall not seek any adjournment on the dates 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 of the Indian Penal Code.
(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. is issued and the 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 of the Indian Penal Code.
(iv) The applicant shall remain present, in person, before the trial court on the dates fixed for (i) opening of the case, (ii) framing of charge and (iii) recording of statement under Section 313 Cr.P.C. If in the opinion of the trial court absence of the applicant is deliberate or without sufficient cause, then it shall be open for the trial court to treat such default as abuse of liberty of bail and proceed against him in accordance with law.
Order Date :- 23.12.2021 K.K. Maurya