Rule.
Learned APP waives service of Rule on behalf of the respondent-State.
By way of present application, filed under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, the applicant has prayed to release him on regular bail in connection with FIR registered as CR No.I-17 of 2012 registered with Panthawada Police Station, for the offence punishable under Sections 406, 420 and 114 of the Indian Penal Code.
Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for respondent-State.
It is to be noted that the offence is triable by learned Magistrate wherein maximum sentence prescribed is seven years. No muddamal is recovered from the present applicant. In the facts and circumstances of the case, without entering into the merits of the case, prima facie, this Court is of the opinion that this is a fit case to exercise the discretion to enlarge the applicant on bail.
Hence, the applicant is ordered to be released on bail in connection with CR No.17 of 2012 registered with Panthawada Police Station for the offence alleged against him in this application on his executing personal bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand only) with one solvent surety of the like amount to the satisfaction of the Trial Court and subject to the conditions that -
a) he shall not take undue advantage of liberty or abuse liberty;
b) he shall not to try to tamper or pressurise the prosecution witnesses or complainant in any manner;
c) he shall maintain law and order and should cooperate the Investigating Officer;
d) he shall not act in a manner injurious to the interest of the prosecution;
e) he shall not leave the State of Gujarat without prior permission of the Sessions Judge concerned;
f) furnish the address of his residence to the Investigating Officer and also to the Court with documentary proof of residence at the time of execution of the bond and shall not change the residence without prior permission of this Court;
g) mark presence before the concerned Police Station once in a month more particularly between 1st and 10th of month between 10.00 a.m. and 2.00 p.m. for six months;
h) surrender his passport, if any, to the lower Court within a week.
If the breach of any of the above conditions is committed, the concerned Court will be free to issue warrant or take appropriate action in the matter.
Bail before the lower Court having jurisdiction to try the case. It would be open to the trial Court concerned to give time to furnish the solvency certificate if prayed for. Rule is made absolute. Direct service is permitted.
At the trial, the trial court shall not be influenced by the observations of preliminary nature, qua the evidence at this stage, made by this Court while enlarging the applicant on bail.
[ANANT S. DAVE, J.] RAKESH/ Top