Court No. - 4
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 14985 of 2018 Applicant :- Indrajeet Opposite Party :- State Of U.P.
Counsel for Applicant :- Bharat Singh,Dur Vijay Singh,Mohan Lal Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Bala Krishna Narayana,J.
Sri Anuj Srivastava has filed his vakalatnama on behalf of applicant.
Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material on record.
By means of this application, the applicant who is involved in Case Crime No. 408 of 2017, under Sections 498-A, 304-B I.P.C. and 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act, P.S.- Rajpura, District- Sambhal, is seeking enlargement on bail during the trial.
It is submitted by learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant is the husband of the deceased. The marriage between the deceased and the applicant was solemnized in the year, 2015. The deceased committed suicide by hanging herself in her matrimonial home. Thereafter, a false F.I.R. was lodged by her father, roping in the entire family of the applicant including his mother, father, sister and brother, with the allegation of demand of dowry from them and maltreatment and torturing of his daughter for the non-fulfilment of alleged demand of dowry and she having eventually been killed by them in her matrimonial home. During the investigation, applicant's brother and sister were exonerated. The medical evidence on record indicates that the deceased has committed suicide and her death was not homicidal. Further, there is no allegation in the F.I.R. that soon before the deceased had committed suicide, she was maltreated or tortured in connection with any unfulfilled demand of dowry. He lastly submitted that the applicant who has no criminal antecedents to his credit and is in jail since 28.8.2017, is entitled to be released on bail during the pendency of the trial.
The prayer for bail has vehemently been opposed by Sri Awdhesh Kumar Shukla, learned State Law Officer. However, he does not dispute the fact that from the medical evidence, it transpires that the deceased had committed suicide and there is no allegation regarding torture of the victim in connection with any demand of dowry, soon before she had committed suicide.
Keeping in view the submissions of learned counsel for the parties and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this Court is of the view that the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on bail during the pendency of the trial.
Let the applicant, Indrajeet be released on bail on his executing a personal bond and furnishing two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned in Case Crime No. 408 of 2017, under Sections 498-A, 304-B I.P.C. and 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act, P.S.- Rajpura, District- Sambhal, subject to the following conditions:-
i) The applicant shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence.
ii) The applicant shall not threaten or harass the prosecution witnesses.
iii) The applicant shall appear on the date fixed by the trial court.
iv) The applicant shall not commit an offence similar to the offence of which the applicant is accused, or suspected of the commission, of which applicant is suspected.
v) The applicant shall not directly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade the applicant from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence.
In case of default of any of the conditions enumerated above, the learned counsel for the informant is free to move an application for cancellation of bail before this Court.
However, it is directed that the aforesaid case crime number pending before the concerned court below be decided expeditiously, as early as possible in accordance with Section 309 Cr.P.C. and in view of principle as has been laid down in the recent judgment of Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Vinod Kumar v. State of Punjab reported in 2015 (3) SCC 220, if there is no legal impediment.
It is made clear that in case the witnesses are not appearing, the concerned court is directed to initiate necessary coercive measure for ensuring their presence.
Let a copy of the order be certified to the court concerned for necessary compliance.
Order Date :- 29.5.2019 Shalini