Counter affidavit filed on behalf of State, is taken on record.
Heard learned counsel for the applicant, Ms. Poonam Singh Sengar, learned AGA for the State and perused the record.
The submission of learned counsel for the applicant is that the applicant has not committed any offence as stated by prosecution. He is innocent and has no criminal antecedent. It is further submitted that from the statement u/s 161 and 164 Cr.P.C. it appears that the complainant has lodged present first information report with some ulterior motive only to harass the family of the applicant, a copy of statement of victim has been annexed as Annexure No. 4 to the affidavit filed in support of bail application. 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 have 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. The applicant is languishing in jail since 07.08.2020. He undertakes that he will not misuse the liberty, if granted, therefore, he may be released on bail.
Learned AGA vehemently opposed the prayer.
Having heard the submissions of learned counsel of both sides, larger mandate of the Article 21 of the Constitution of India and the dictum of Apex Court in the case of Dataram Singh v. State of U.P. and another, (2018) 3 SCC 22, without expressing any view on the merits of the case, I find it to be a case of bail.
Let the applicant- Neeraj Verma @ Deepak involved in Case Crime No. 752 of 2020, under Section 354-A IPC and Section 7/8 POCSO Act, Police Station Fateh Ganj, District Banda be released on bail, on his executing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned, with the following conditions:
1. The applicant will attend and co-operate the trial proceedings 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.
The identity, status and residential proof of sureties will be verified by the court concerned and in case of breach of any of the above conditions, the court below shall be at liberty to cancel the bail and send the applicant to prison.
It is clarified that the observations, if any, made in this order are strictly confined to the disposal of this bail application and must not be construed to have any reflection on the ultimate merits of the case.
The trial Court is directed to expedite the trial of the present case and conclude the same as expeditiously as possible, keeping in view the law laid down by the Apex Court in the case of Alakh Alok Srivastava Vs. Union of India and another reported in AIR 2018 (SC) 2440, if there is no legal impediment.
The party is permitted to file a computer generated copy of this order downloaded from the official website of Allahabad High Court before the court concerned, who shall verify the authenticity of such computerized copy of the order from the official website of Allahabad High Court and shall make a declaration of such verification in writing.
Order Date :- 27.1.2021 Arti