Court No. - 72
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 57568 of 2019 Applicant :- Jeetu @ Jitendra Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Abhilasha Singh,Ashutosh Yadav Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Siddharth,J.
Heard learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Vikrant Neeraj, learned counsel for the informant and learned A.G.A. for the State.
It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the applicant that admittedly victim is minor but in her statement under Section 164 Cr.P.C she has not alleged any offence of rape against the applicant. Therefore, offence under Section 376 I.P.C is not made out. He has further submitted that the offence under Sections 363, 366 I.P.C is also not made out against the applicant as the victim has stated that she went with the applicant to Dehradun on her own sweet will. It has been submitted that the offence under Section 3/4 of POCSO Act is also not made out against the applicant but an offence under Section 5/6 of POCSO Act is made out, if statement under Section 161 I.P.C is accepted to be correct since as per Section 5(l) of POCSO Act there is allegation of commission of rape against the applicant. The applicant is in jail since 3.7.2019 and has no criminal history to his credit.
On the other hand learned AGA has opposed the prayer for bail but could not dispute the above submissions.
Keeping in view the nature of the offence, evidence on record regarding complicity of the accused, submissions of the learned counsel for the parties noted herein above, larger mandate of the Article 21 of the Constitution of India and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the Court is of the view that the applicant has made out a case for bail. The bail application is allowed.
Let the applicant Jeetu @ Jitendra involved in Case Crime No.141 of 2019, under Sections 363, 376 IPC and 3/4 of POCSO Act, Police Station Dadon, District- Aligarh be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned subject to following conditions. Further, before issuing the release order, the sureties be verified.
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 they are accused, or suspected of the commission of which they are 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 them 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 complainant is free to move an application for cancellation of bail before this court.
Order Date :- 20.12.2019 SS