Court No. - 71
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 43418 of 2021 Applicant :- Gyanchandra @ Sadhu Opposite Party :- State of U.P.
Counsel for Applicant :- Alok Kumar Srivastava,Atul Singh,Kuldeep Kumar Gupta Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Vivek Kumar Singh,J.
Heard learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Sanjay Singh, learned AGA-I, appearing for the State and perused the material brought on record.
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 submitted that the marriage of Gyan Chandra @ Sadhu -applicant herein was solemnized with the deceased and after ten months of the marriage on 18.9.2020 she has committed suicide by hanging herself. From the F.I.R. it is evident that there was general and omnibus allegation of demand of additional dowry in the form of Rs.50,000/-, colour TV, Fridge and golden chain and harassment of the deceased with regard to same. A general role has been attributed to all other family members including the applicant. As per the opinion of doctor the cause of death is asphyxia due to ante mortem hanging. Postmortem report reveals that this is typical case of suicide by hanging. There is no dying-declaration or suicide note left by the deceased. It is next contended that co-accused namely Rupa Devi, Smt. Lalmani, Lal JI Harijan, Ankit and Shivbabu have already been granted bail by another Benches of this Court vide orders dated 12.1.2021, 24.3.2021, 15.6.2021, 6.7.2021 and 3.8.2021 passed in Criminal Misc. Bail Application Nos.1594 of 2021, 5303 of 2021, 15197 of 2021, 22695 of 2021 and 19730 of 2021, a copy of said orders have been produced by learned counsel for the applicant which is taken on record and the case of the applicant stands on identical footings. 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 20.9.2020. It has been pointed out that the applicant has no criminal history.
Learned A.G.A. has vehemently opposed the prayer.
Courts have taken notice of the overcrowding of jails during the current pandemic situation (Ref.: Suo Motu Writ Petition (c) No. 1/2020, Contagion of COVID 19 Virus in prisons before the Supreme Court of India). These circumstances shall also be factored in while considering bail applications on behalf of accused persons.
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.
Let applicant- Gyanchandra @ Sadhu, be released on bail in Case Crime No.828 of 2020, under Sections- 498-A, 304-B I.P.C. & Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, Police Station- Nawabganj, District- Allahabad, on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of magistrate/court concerned, subject to following conditions:-
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 :- 28.10.2021 Dev/-