Court No. - 79
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 30014
of 2021
Applicant :- Dilshad
Opposite Party :- State of U.P.
Counsel for Applicant :- A.Z.Khan
Hon'ble Rajiv Joshi,J.
Order on Exemption Application Application is allowed.
The applicant is exempted from filing certified copy of the FIR as well as free copy of the bail rejection order dated 25.6.2021.
Order on Bail Application Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A for the State and perused the record..
The instant bail application has been filed on behalf of the applicant with a prayer to release him on bail in Case Crime No. 0096, under Sections- 8/20 of N.D.P.S. Act, Police Station- Biharigarh, District- Saharanpur, during pendency of trial.
Learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the present case. It is further submitted that as per the FIR, recovery of 350 grams of charas has been recovered from the possession of the applicant which is below the commercial quantity i.e. 1kg. It is further contended that the alleged recovery has been false and fabricated, for which there is no public witness. He has further submitted that at the time of arrest, mandatory provisions of Section 50 of N.D.P.S. Act has not been complied with. The applicant is in jail since 17.6.2021 and has no criminal history and if he is released on bail, there is no chance of his absconding or misusing the liberty of bail or tampering with the prosecution witnesses.
Learned A.G.A. has opposed the bail prayer of the applicant but could not dispute the aforesaid fact.
Having heard the submissions of learned counsel of both sides, nature of accusation and the severity of punishment in case of conviction and the nature of supporting evidence, prima facie satisfaction of the Court in support of the charge, reformative theory of punishment, and larger mandate of the Article 21 of the Constitution of India, the dictum of Apex Court in the case of Dataram Singh v. State of U.P. and another, reported in (2018) 2 SCC 22 and without expressing any opinion on the merit of the case, I find it to be a case of bail. The application is allowed.
Let the applicant, Dilshad who is involved in 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 subject to following conditions. Further, before issuing the release order, the sureties be verified.
1. The applicant will attend and co-operate the trial proceedings 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.
The identity, status and residential proof of sureties will be verified by the court concerned and in case of breach of any of the above conditions, the court below shall be at liberty to cancel the bail and send the applicant to prison.
It is clarified that the observations, if any, made in this order are strictly confined to the disposal of this bail application and must not be construed to have any reflection on the ultimate merits of the case.
In case of breach of of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail.
The party shall file computer generated copy of such order downloaded from the official website of High Court Allahabad.
The computer generated copy of such order shall be self attested by the counsel of the party concerned.
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.
Order Date :- 19.8.2021 Akbar
Digitally signed by Justice Rajiv Joshi Date: 2021.08.19 17:07:18 IST Reason: Document Owner Location: High Court of Judicature at Allahabad