Court No. - 59
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 35007 of 2018 Applicant :- Bhura Singh Opposite Party :- State Of U.P.
Counsel for Applicant :- Rama Shankar Mishra Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Suneet Kumar,J.
Heard learned counsel for the applicant, the learned Additional Government Advocate and perused the record.
This bail application has been filed on behalf of the applicant involved in S.T. No. 488 of 2018 arising out of Case Crime No. 71 of 2018, under Sections 302, 201 120-B I.P.C, P.S. Pahasu, District Bulandshahr.
As per prosecution case, brother of the deceased, tractor driver, left the house but did not return; on the following day, his dead body was found; post-mortem report shows that the cause of death is asphyxia as a result of anti- mortem strangulation.
It is urged that co-accused Lakhan has been enlarged on bail by this Court vide order dated 24.7.2018 passed in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 27432 of 2018; there is no evidence against the applicant; circumstantial evidence does not link the applicant with the alleged offence; in the second statement of the informant, role of murder has been assigned to Manik Chand and Devendra; name of the applicant surfaced in the statement of co-accused Devendra; applicant has been assigned the role of driving the vehicle, in which, the deceased was murdered; applicant is languishing in jail since 14.05.2018, having no criminal history and in case he is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail and will cooperate in trial.
Learned Additional Government Advocate opposed the prayer for bail but could not dispute the aforesaid facts as argued by the learned counsel for the applicant.
Keeping in view the nature of the offence, evidence, complicity of the accused, severity of punishment, submissions of the learned counsel for the parties and without expressing any opinion on merits of the case, I am of the view that the applicant has made out a case for bail.
Let the applicant-Bhura Singh be released on bail in the above case on his furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of Court concerned subject to following additional 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 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.
However, It is made clear that in case the applicant indulges in intimidating or threatening any witness, the State or Prosecutor would be at liberty to file an application for cancellation of bail.
Order Date :- 18.9.2018 Mukesh Kr.