Court No. - 72
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 46731 of 2020 Applicant :- Chandrakant Ojha @ Billa Opposite Party :- State of U.P.
Counsel for Applicant :- Keshawa Prasad Pandey,Krishna Chandra Pandey Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Sanjay Kumar Singh,J.
Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA and perused the record.
By means of this application, the applicant, who is involved in case crime no. 477 of 2020, under Sections 5/25 Arms Act, P.S. Uttar, District- Firozabad, is seeking enlargement on bail during the trial.
It is submitted by learned counsel for the applicant that on 05.10.2020 FIR has been lodged against four persons, namely Jitendra Kumar @ Pappan Balmiki, Chandrakant Ojha @ Billa (applicant), Guddan Yadav and Guddu Yadav. It is next submitted that as per prosecution case applicant and co-accused Jitendra Kumar @ Pappan Balmiki were apprehended at the spot and recovery of arms etc. have been shown against them while so far other two accused persons are concerned, it is stated that they have succeeded in fleeing away from the spot. It is pointed out that co-accused Jitendra Kumar @ Pappan has been granted bail by the co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 18.12.2020 passed in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 46527 of 2020 and case of present applicant stands on similar footing to the case of aforesaid co-accused Jitendra Kumar @ Pappan, therefore, he is also entitled for bail on the ground of parity. The applicant is languishing in jail since 05.10.2020 and the applicant undertakes that in case he is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail and cooperate in trial.
Learned AGA has opposed the prayer of bail.
Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, keeping in view the nature of the offence, evidence, complicity of the accused, submissions of the learned counsel for the parties, I am of the view that the applicant has made out a fit case for bail. Hence, the bail application is hereby allowed.
Let the applicant Chandrakant Ojha @ Billa, be released on bail in the aforesaid case crime number on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following 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.
(v) The applicant shall file computer generated copy of this order downloaded from the official website of High Court Allahabad.
(vi) The computer generated copy of this order shall be self attested by the counsel of the party concerned.
(vii) The concerned Court/Authority/Official shall verify the authenticity of such computerized copy of the order from the official website of High Court Allahabad and shall make a declaration of such verification in writing.
It is clarified that anything said in this order is limited to the purpose of determination of this bail application and will in no way be construed as an expression on the merits of the case. It is further clarified that the trial court shall be absolutely free to arrive at its independent conclusions on the basis of evidence led unaffected by anything said in this order.
Order Date :- 5.1.2021 AK Pandey