Court No. - 55
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 33816 of 2018 Applicant :- Chandra Prakash Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Sanjay Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Vivek Kumar Singh,J.
Heard Sri Sanjay Singh, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri V.K. Singh, learned A.G.A. appearing for the State.
It has been contended by the learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the present case due to ulterior motive. It is next contended that from perusal of the entire prosecution as well as documentary evidence, it is evident that no offence punishable under Section 354-A I.P.C., Section 11 of Child Marriage Restrain Act, 1929 and Section 7/8 of the Protection of Children From Sexual Offences Act, 2012 is made out against the applicant because the age of the victim/first informant was found 18 years, the said fact has been mentioned in para 19 of the affidavit accompanying this bail application. Several other submissions in order to demonstrate the falsity of the allegations made against the applicant have also been placed forth before the Court. The circumstances which, according to the counsel, led to the false implication of the accused has also been touched upon at length. It has been assured on behalf of the applicant that he is ready to cooperate with the process of law and shall faithfully make himself available before the court whenever required. It has also been submitted that the applicant is languishing in jail since 24.7.2018. It has been pointed out that the applicant has no criminal history.
Learned A.G.A. opposed the prayer for bail.
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 and reformative theory of punishment the applicant is entitled to be released on bail in this case.
Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case let the applicant Chandra Prakash involved in Case Crime No.14 of 2018, under Section 354-A I.P.C., 11 of Child Marriage Restrain Act and 7/8 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Police Station Mahila Thana, District Agra 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.
1. The applicant will continue to attend and co-operate in the trial pending before the court concerned on the date fixed after release.
2. He will not tamper with the witnesses.
3. He will not indulge in any illegal activities during the bail period.
It is further directed that the identity, status and residence proof of the sureties be verified by the authorities concerned before they are accepted.
In case of breach of any of the above conditions, the trial court will be at liberty to cancel the bail.
The trial Court is directed to expedite the trial of the present case and conclude the same as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of six months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order, keeping in view the law laid down by the Apex Court in the case of Alakh Alok Srivastava Vs. Union of India and another reported in AIR 2018 (SC) 2004, if there is no legal impediment.
Order Date :- 5.9.2018 Dev/-