Court No. - 78
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 34014 of 2019 Applicant :- Devendra @ Guddu Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Satish Kumar Tyagi Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Siddharth,J.
Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as the learned AGA for the State and perused the material placed on record.
The instant bail application has been filed on behalf of the applicant, Devendra @ Guddu with a prayer to release him on bail in Case Crime No. 540 of 2019, under Sections 354, 354(Ka), 354 (Kha), 452, 323, 120-B IPC, and section 7/8 of POCSO Act Police Station Sihani Gate , District- Ghaziabad, during pendency of trial.
It is argued by the learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant is absolutely innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case with some ulterior motive. It is further submitted that applicant was initially implicated for offence under sections 323, 504, 506 I.P.C. which is clear from the report dated 3.5.2019 of P.S. Sihani Gate, District Ghaziabad on the surrender application of the applicant.However on account of ulterior motive further sections were added and the applicant approached this Court by way of Criminal Misc. Writ Petition No. 14082 of 2019 challenging the First Information Report and he was directed to appear before the court below for obtaining bail.Accordingly applicant applied for bail which has been rejected. It is further submitted that victim and her family were earlier tenants in the shop of the applicant and they were evicted by the applicant which has caused animosity between the parties. The applicant is languishing in jail since 22.7.2019, who is not a previous convict. In case, the applicant is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail.
Per contra learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for bail of the applicant by contending that the innocence of the applicant cannot be adjudged at pre trial stage, therefore, he does not deserves any indulgence. In case the applicant is released on bail he will again indulge in similar activities and will misuse the liberty of bail.
Having considered the submissions of the parties noted above, larger mandate of the Article 21 of the Constitution of India and the dictum of Apex Court in the case of Dataram Singh Vs. State of U.P. and another reported in (2018)3 SCC 22 and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, let the applicant Devendra @ Guddu involved in the aforesaid crime be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions that :-
1. The applicant shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence by intimidating/ pressurizing the witnesses, during the investigation or trial.
2. The applicant shall cooperate in the trial sincerely without seeking any adjournment.
3. The applicant shall not indulge in any criminal activity or commission of any crime after being released on bail.
In case, of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail.
Identity, status and residence proof of the applicant and sureties be verified by the court concerned before the bonds are accepted.
Order Date :- 22.8.2019 Atul kr. sri.