Court No. - 80
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 34229 of 2019 Applicant :- Jameel Opposite Party :- State Of U.P.
Counsel for Applicant :- Mahesh Chandra Tiwari,Kiran Tiwari Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Ajit Singh,J.
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. 272 of 2012, under Section 395 I.P.C., P.S. Shahganj, district-Agra, is seeking enlargement on bail during the trial.
Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that the applicant was not named in the first information report. His name as an accused in the present case surfaced for the first time in the confessional statement of co-accused Haroon. No incriminating article or material has been recovered either from the applicant or on his pointing out. No proper identification parade was conducted. He next submitted that the present accused was in Farrukhabad jail in another case. Non-bailable warrant was issued against him and he was called on B-warrant. Further submission is that similarly placed other co-accused Harun has already been granted bail by another Bench of this Court vide order dated 28.10.2013 passed in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 31831 of 2013, copy whereof has been filed as Annexure-3 to the affidavit accompanying the bail application.
He lastly submitted that the applicant has no criminal history and he is languishing in jail since 16.7.2019 and in case he is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail and will cooperate in trial.
The prayer for bail has been vehemently opposed by learned A.G.A.
Keeping in view the nature of the offence, evidence, complicity of the accused, severity of the punishment, submissions of learned counsel for the parties, considering the law laid down in the case of Data Ram Vs. State of U.P. and others, 2018(3) SCC 22 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, Jameel 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. 272 of 2012, under Section 395 I.P.C., P.S. Shahganj, district-Agra subject to the following conditions:-
1. The applicant will continue to attend and co-operate in the trial 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.
It is further directed that the identity, status and residence proof of the sureties be verified by the authorities concerned before they are accepted.
In case of breach of any of the above conditions, the trial court will be at liberty to cancel the bail.
Order Date :- 26.8.2019 Faridul