Court No. - 78
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 17806 of 2019 Applicant :- Lakshman Opposite Party :- State Of U.P.
Counsel for Applicant :- Pradeep Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Mrs. Manju Rani Chauhan,J.
Heard Sri Pradeep Kumar, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Om Prakash Mishra, learned A.G.A. for the State as well as perused the material on record.
The present bail application has been filed by the applicant- Lakshman with a prayer to enlarge him on bail in Case Crime No. 29 of 2019, under Sections 328, 341, 504 and 506 I.P.C., Police Station-Kothibar, District-Maharajganj, during the pendency of the trial.
It is argued by learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant is wholly innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case due to enmity. It is argued that as per version of FIR the applicant alongwith co-accused Kaushal forcibly caught hold of son of informant, namely Ranjeet and after mixing poison in potato chips, he (victim) was made to eat the same. In the FIR it is mentioned that the victim was recovered after three days. It is argued that the families of the informant and applicant were inimical to each other. In his statement, the victim has reiterated the prosecution version. The applicant is languishing in jail since 02.02.2019. It is further argued that the co-accused, Kaushal has already been enlarged on bail by this Court vide order dated 19th April, 2019 passed in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 16154 of 2019. The case of the present applicant is also similar and identical to that of the aforesaid co-accused. As such the present applicant is also liable to be enlarged on bail. It is next contended that the applicant has no criminal history and there is no possibility of fleeing away from the judicial process or tampering with the witnesses and in case, the applicant is enlarged on bail, the applicant shall not misuse the liberty of bail.
Per contra learned A.G.A. has opposed the bail prayer of the applicant by contending that the innocence of the applicant cannot be adjudged at pre trial stage, therefore, he does not deserves any indulgence. In case the applicant is released on bail he will again indulge in similar activities and will misuse the liberty of bail. However, the learned A.G.A. could not dispute the factual submissions as urged by the learned counsel for the applicant.
Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions made by learned counsel for the parties and the material on record as well as the dictum of Apex Court in the case of Dataram Singh Vs. State of U.P. & Another reported in (2018) 3 SCC 22 and without expressing any opinion on merit of the case, let the applicant involved in aforesaid case crime be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond and two local sureties each of the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned, subject to the following conditions:-
(i) The applicant shall file an undertaking to the effect that he shall not seek any adjournment on the dates fixed for evidence when 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.
(ii) 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.
(iii) In case, the applicant misuses the liberty of bail during trial 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 shall initiate proceedings against him, in accordance with law, under Section 174-A of the Indian Penal Code.
(iv) 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 absence of the applicant is deliberate or without sufficient cause, then it shall be open for the trial court to treat such default as abuse of liberty of bail and proceed against him in accordance with law.
(Manju Rani Chauhan, J.) Order Date :- 29.4.2019 Sushil/-