Court No. - 72
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 36678 of 2019 Applicant :- Guddu Opposite Party :- State Of U.P.And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Brijendra Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Siddharth,J.
As per office report dated 26.11.2019 notice on opposite party no.2 has been served personally. No one appears on behalf of the opposite party no.2.
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, Guddu with a prayer to release him on bail in Case Crime No. 96 of 2019, under Sections 363, 366, 376D IPC, and section 3/4 of Protection of children From Sexual Offences ACT, 2012(POSCO ACT) Police Station Ramchandra Mission, District- Shahjahanpur, 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 has been submitted that manner of the incident stated in the First Information Report does not tallies with the statements of the victim under section 161 and 164 Cr.P.C. It is further submitted that from the medical report of the victim no sign of rape or any injury indicating the aforesaid offence has been found.The age of the victim is fifteen years as per medical report. The applicant is languishing in jail since 31.3.2019, 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 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.
Order Date :- 27.11.2019 Atul kr. sri.