Court No. - 41
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 31730 of 2018 Applicant :- Mohammad Arif And Another Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Ashutosh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Aniruddha Singh,J.
Heard learned counsel for the applicants, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record.
According to the prosecution case, F.I.R. was lodged against seven accused persons namely, Khusnud, Arif, Sahid, Jarif, Nasir Ahmad Mulla, Nafis Ahmad, Raees Ahmad alleging that on 4.7.2018 accused Khusnud was arrested by the police with nine animals and some instruments for slaughtering and other accused persons fled away.
It is submitted by learned counsel for the applicants that recovery is false and planted. There is no evidence to connect the applicants with the present matter. Applicants were not arrested on the spot. There is no independent witness against the applicants. Nothing was recovered from the possession of applicants. The applicants are innocent and have been falsely implicated in the present case. They are languishing in jail since 17.7.2018 (more than one month) having no criminal history and in case they are released on bail, they will not misuse the liberty of bail and will cooperate in trial.
On the other hand, learned A.G.A. opposed the prayer for bail but could not dispute the aforesaid fact as argued by learned counsel for the applicants and admitted that applicants have no criminal history.
Considering the submission of learned counsel for the parties, facts of the case, nature of allegation and period of custody, gravity of offence, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the Court is of the opinion that it is a fit case for bail. Hence, the bail application is hereby allowed.
Let the applicants Mohammad Arif and Jarif involved in Case Crime No. 235 of 2018, under Section 3/5A/8 Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act and Section 11 Prevention of Animals Cruelty Act, P.S. Shahzad Nagar, District Rampur be released on bail on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned subject to following conditions:
1. The applicants will not tamper with the evidence during the trial.
2. The applicants will not pressurize/ intimidate the prosecution witness.
3. The applicants will appear before the trial court on the date fixed, unless personal presence is exempted.
4. The applicants shall not commit an offence similar to the offence of which they are accused, or suspected, of the commission of which they are suspected.
5. The applicants shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade them from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence.
In case of breach of any of the above conditions, the court below shall be at liberty to cancel the bail.
Order Date :- 21.8.2018//A. Singh