Court No. - 77
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 22949 of 2019 Applicant :- Imteyaz Ahmad Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Mohd. Aslam Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Aniruddha Singh,J.
Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A for the State and perused the record.
According to prosecution case, F.I.R. was lodged on 2.2.2019 (after 24 days of incident) against two accused persons, namely Imteyaz Ahmad and Surendra Driver alleging that on 8.1.2019 they assaulted Rajesh after consuming wine, he received one injury, resultantly died.
It is submitted by learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. F.I.R. was lodged for the offence under Section 308 IPC, after death of Rajesh, that was converted under Section 304 IPC. There is no independent witness against the applicant. There are general allegations against all accused persons. It is not clear from the prosecution case, who is the author of that injury due to which he died. Offences levelled against the applicant are not attracted in the present case. He is languishing in jail since 6.2.2019 (near about four months) having no criminal history and in case he is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail and will cooperate in trial.
Learned A.G.A. opposed the prayer for bail but could not dispute the aforesaid fact as argued by learned counsel for the applicant and admitted that applicant has no criminal history.
Considering the submission of learned counsel for the parties, facts of the case, nature of allegation and period of custody, gravity of offence, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the Court is of the opinion that it is a fit case for bail. Hence, the bail application is hereby allowed.
Let applicant Imteyaz Ahmad involved in Case Crime No. 11 of 2019, under Section 304 IPC, Police Station Kopaganj, District Mau be released on bail on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned subject to following conditions:
1. The applicant will not tamper with the evidence during the trial.
2. The applicant will not pressurize/ intimidate the prosecution witness.
3. The applicant will appear before the trial court on the date fixed, unless personal presence is exempted.
4. The applicant shall not commit an offence similar to the offence of which he is accused, or suspected, of the commission of which he is suspected.
5. The applicant shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence.
In case of breach of any of the above conditions, the court below shall be at liberty to cancel the bail.
Order Date :- 31.5.2019 A. Singh