Court No. - 73
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 52562 of 2019 Applicant :- Mahesh Chandra Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Sushil Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Sanjay Kumar Singh,J.
Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned Additional Government Advocate representing the State and perused the record of the case.
By means of this application, the applicant , who is involved in Case Crime No. 231 of 2019, under Sections 394, 411, 323, 504 and 506 IPC, police station Khuthaund, district Jalaun, is seeking enlargement on bail during the trial.
It is submitted by learned counsel for the applicant that on 8.10.2019 impugned first information report was lodged against unknown persons, and thereafter, on 9.10.2019, police apprehended two persons, namely Ashu @ Prince Verma and applicant, Mahesh Chandra and from the possession of applicant, one country made pistol of 315 bore, two cartridges of 315 bore, Rs. 800/- and one Samsung mobile phone have been recovered. Thereafter separate first information report was registered on 9.10.2019 as Case Crime No. 0233 of 2019, under Section 3/25 Arms Act, in which applicant has been granted bail vide order of date by the coordinate Bench of this Court in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 52730 of 2019. It is also submitted that pursuant to the said recovery, the applicant has been robed in the present case. It is again submitted by learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant is absolutely innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case with some ulterior motive. It is next contended that there is no chance of the applicant of fleeing away from the judicial process or tampering with the prosecution evidence. It is also submitted that the applicant has no criminal antecedent to his credit and is facing detention since 10.10.2019. Learned counsel for the applicant lastly submitted that if the applicant is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail and will cooperate in the early disposal of the case.
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, the applicant does not deserve any indulgence. In case the applicant is released on bail he will misuse the liberty of bail.
Keeping in view the nature of the offence, evidence, complicity of the accused, submissions of the learned counsel for the parties, I am of the view that the applicant has made out a fit case for bail. Hence, the bail application is hereby allowed.
Let the applicant, Mahesh Chandra be released on bail in the aforesaid case crime number on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions which are being imposed in the interest of justice:-
i) The applicant will not tamper with prosecution evidence and will not harm or harass the victim/complainant in any manner whatsoever.
ii) The applicant will abide the orders of court, will attend the court on every date and will not delay the disposal of trial in any manner whatsoever.
(iii) The applicant will not indulge in any unlawful activities.
(iv) The applicant will not misuse the liberty of bail in any manner whatsoever.
The identity, status and residential proof of sureties will be verified by court concerned and in case of breach of any of the conditions mentioned above, court concerned will be at liberty to cancel the bail and send the applicant to prison.
It is clarified that anything said in this order is limited to the purpose of determination of this bail application and will in no way be construed as an expression on the merits of the case. It is further clarified that the trial court shall be absolutely free to arrive at its independent conclusions on the basis of evidence led unaffected by anything said in this order.
Order Date :- 28.11.2019 Sumaira