Court No. - 71
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 20162 of 2021 Applicant :- Lakhan Opposite Party :- State Of U.P Counsel for Applicant :- Kharag Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Vivek Kumar Singh,J.
Heard learned counsel for the applicant, Mrs. Poonam Singh Sengar, learned AGA for the State and perused the record.
The submission of learned counsel for the applicant is that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the present case due to ulterior motive. He is innocent and has no criminal antecedent. Learned counsel for the applicant further submits that co- accused persons, namely, Amit, Faisal and Noora alias Noor Mohammad have been granted bail by this Court vide orders dated 15.12.2020, 13.1.2021 and 22.3.2021, thus the applicant herein is also entitled for bail. Copy of bail orders are on the record as annexure-3 to the affidavit. He is languishing in jail since 15.9.2021. He undertakes that he will not misuse the liberty, if granted, therefore, he may be released on bail.
Learned counsel appearing for the opposite party vehemently opposed the prayer but could not dispute the factual aspect of the matter.
Courts have taken notice of overcrowding of jails during the current pandemic situation (Ref.: Suo Motu Writ Petition (c) No. 1/2020, Contagion of Covid 19 Virus in prisons before the Supreme Court of India). These circumstances shall also be factored in while considering bail applications on behalf of accused persons.
Having heard submissions of learned counsel of both sides, considering nature of accusation, severity of punishment in case of conviction, nature of supporting evidence, prima facie satisfaction in support of the charge, reformative theory of punishment, larger mandate of the Article 21 of the Constitution of India and the dictum of Apex Court in the case of Dataram Singh v. State of U.P. and another, (2018) 3 SCC 22, without expressing any view on the merits of the case, I find it to be a case of bail.
Let the applicant- Lakhan involved in Case Crime No. 699 of 2020, under Sections 395, 397, 412 IPC, Police Station Sikandrabad, District Bulandshahr be released on bail, on his executing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned, with the following conditions:
1. The applicant will attend and co-operate the trial proceedings 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.
The identity, status and residential proof of sureties will be verified by the court concerned and in case of breach of any of the above conditions, the court below shall be at liberty to cancel the bail and send the applicant to prison.
It is clarified that the observations, if any, made in this order are strictly confined to the disposal of this bail application and must not be construed to have any reflection on the ultimate merits of the case.
In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail.
The party shall file computer generated copy of such order downloaded from the official website of High Court Allahabad.
The computer generated copy of such order shall be self attested by the counsel of the party concerned.
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 :- 30.7.2021 Digamber Digitally signed by Justice Vivek Kumar Singh Date: 2021.07.30 17:32:30 IST Reason: Document Owner Location: High Court of Judicature at Allahabad