Court No. - 22
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 15882 of 2018 Applicant :- Mohd. Akram Opposite Party :- State Of U.P.
Counsel for Applicant :- Rajesh Dwivedi Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Vivek Kumar Singh,J.
Heard Sri Rajesh Dwivedi, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Zafeer Ahmad, learned A.G.A. appearing for the State.
Learned counsel for the applicant in support of his prayer for bail submits that the applicant is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in the present case. It is further submitted that victim is major aged about 19 years. It is further submitted that the applicant and victim both were in love and they have often met with each other. When it came to the knowledge of family members of victim then the family members had beaten the victim as well as applicant and falsely implicated the applicant in the present case. It is further submitted that there is lot of contradiction and variation in the statement of victim under section 161 and 164 Cr.P.C. The statement was given by the victim against the applicant under the pressure of her family members. Several other submissions in order to demonstrate the falsity of the allegations made against the applicant have also been placed forth before the court. The circumstances which, according to the counsel, led to the false implication of the accused has also been touched upon at length. It has been assured on behalf of the applicant that he is ready to cooperate with the process of law and shall faithfully make himself available before the court whenever required. It has also been submitted that the applicant is languishing in jail since 03.12.2017. The applicant has no other reported criminal antecedent.
Learned A.G.A. opposed the prayer for bail.
Considering the nature of accusation and the severity of punishment in case of conviction and the nature of supporting evidence, reasonable apprehension of tempering of the witnesses and prima facie satisfaction of the Court in support of the charge and reformative theory of punishment, the applicant is entitled to be released on bail in this case.
Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case let the applicant Mohd. Akram involved in Case Crime No. 482 of 2017, under Sections 452, 354, 307 I.P.C., Police Station Sikandra, District Kanpur Dehat/Rama Bai Nagar be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond with two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions:-
1. The applicant will continue to attend and co-operate in the trial pending before the court concerned on the date fixed after release.
2. He will not tamper with the witnesses.
3. He will not indulge in any illegal activities during the bail period.
It is further directed that the identity, status and residence proof of the sureties be verified by the authorities concerned before they are accepted.
In case of breach of any of the above conditions, the court below shall be at liberty to cancel the bail.
Order Date :- 30.4.2018 Arti