Court No. - 64
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 36499 of 2021 Applicant :- Jayshankar Srivastava @ Manish Opposite Party :- State of U.P.
Counsel for Applicant :- Deepak Kumar Tripathi 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 entire record.
The present bail application has been filed by the applicant in Case Crime No. 395 of 2021 under Section 364-A IPC, Police Station - Gulriha, District - Gorakhpur with the prayer to enlarge the applicant on bail.
The FIR of this incident was lodged against one unknown person and it was alleged by complainant Saroj Devi that today i.e. 19.07.2021 at about 9:00 A.M. in morning her brother-in-law (Jeeja) Sitaram son of unknown had went away leaving her son Adish Gupta and since then he is missing and a request was made for taking proper action in the matter.
The contention as raised at the Bar by learned counsel for the applicant is that applicant-accused is quite innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. It is argued that the present applicant was not named in this FIR, his name has surfaced later on during the investigation. It is submitted that the present accused applicant deserves bail on the ground of parity with co-accused Sitaram Maddhesiya, who has already been granted bail and his bail order submitted by the learned counsel is taken on record of this bail application. It is further submitted that the role assigned to the present accused is similar to the role assigned to the co-accused, who has already been granted bail by another bench of this Court. It is also submitted that the applicant has no criminal history. Lastly, it is argued that the applicant is in jail since 20.07.2021 and that in case applicant is enlarged on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail.
Learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for bail. But he accepts the bail parity of the present applicant with co-accused.
Keeping in view the submission of learned counsel for the parties, period of detention of the applicant, considering the bail parity of the applicant with co-accused, considering that his name surfaced later on and considering all other attending facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, at this stage, prima facie, a case for bail has been made out.
The prayer for bail is granted. The application is allowed.
Let applicant Jayshankar Srivastava @ Manish involved in the aforesaid crime be released on bail on furnishing a personal bond and two local sureties to the satisfaction of court concerned subject to the following conditions:-
(1). The applicant shall file an undertaking to the effect that he shall not seek any adjournment on the dates fixed for evidence and the witnesses are present in Court. In case of default of this condition, it shall be open for the trial court to treat it as abuse of liberty of bail and pass orders in accordance with law;
(2). The applicant shall remain present before the trial court on each date fixed, either personally or through his counsel. In case of his absence, without sufficient cause, the trial court may proceed against him under Section 229-A of the Indian Penal Code;
(3). In case, the applicant misuses the liberty of bail and in order to secure his presence proclamation under Section 82 Cr.P.C. is issued and the applicant fails to appear before the Court on the date fixed in such proclamation, then, the trial court may initiate proceedings against him, in accordance with law, under Section 174-A of the Indian Penal Code.
(4). The applicant shall remain present, in person, before the trial court on the dates fixed for (i) opening of the case, (ii) framing of charge and (iii) recording of statement under Section 313 Cr.P.C. If in the opinion of the trial court default of this condition is deliberate or without sufficient cause, then it shall be open for the trial court to treat such default as abuse of liberty of his bail and proceed against him in accordance with law.
The party shall file computer generated copy of such order downloaded from the official website of High Court Allahabad, self attested by the learned counsel for the applicant alongwith a self attested identity proof of the said persons (preferably Aadhar Card) mentioning the mobile number (s) to which the said Aadhar Card is linked before the concerned Court/Authority/Official.
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 :- 27.10.2021 LBY