Court No. - 66
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 19277 of 2021 Applicant :- Maheswar Pandey And Another Opposite Party :- State of U.P.
Counsel for Applicant :- Ashwani Kumar Mishra Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Ali Zamin,J.
Learned counsel for the applicants has filed supplementary affidavit today in the Court, which is taken on record.
Heard learned counsel for the applicants, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material on record.
The present bail application has been filed by the applicants with a prayer to enlarged them on bail in Case Crime No. 25 of 2021, under Section 3(1) U.P. Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986, Police Station Gagha, District Gorakhpur.
Learned counsel for the applicants submit that in the gang-chart one case against each has been mentioned, in which applicants have been enlarged on bail vide order dated 22.03.2021 by the co-ordinate Bench of this Court in Criminal Misc. Bail Application Nos.7710 of 2021 and 7057 of 2021, respetively. Apart from the case mentioned in the gang-chart, four cases including present one have been registered against them, in which too they are enlarged on bail as explained in Para 2 and 3 of supplementary affidavit. He further submits that the co- accused Om Prakash Pandey has been granted bail by co- ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 01.07.2021 in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No.21258 of 2021. Therefore, the applicants are entitled for bail on the ground of parity. There is no possibility of the applicants of fleeing away from the judicial process or tampering with the witnesses and, in case, the applicants are enlarged on bail, the applicants shall not misuse the liberty of bail. It is next contended that applicants are languishing in jail since 18.08.2020.
Per contra, learned A.G.A. has opposed the bail prayer of the applicants but could not dispute the factual aspect.
Considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as submissions advanced by learned counsel for the parties and also perusing the material on record, enlargement of the the applicants as well as co-accused too on bail, without expressing any opinion on merit of the case, the applicant is entitled for bail, let the applicants- Maheswar Pandey and Surya Prakash Pandey involved in aforesaid case crime be released on bail on their/her 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 applicants shall file an undertaking to the effect that they will not tamper with the evidence and will not pressurize/intimidate the prosecution witnesses and will cooperate with the trial. The applicants 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 applicants 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 applicants misuses the liberty of bail during trial and in order to secure their presence proclamation under Section 82 Cr.P.C. is issued and the applicants fail 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 applicants 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 applicants 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 them in accordance with law.
The party shall file computer generated copy of such order downloaded from the official website of High Court Allahabad.
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. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail.
Order Date :- 12.8.2021/Zafar