Court No. - 22
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 2298 of 2018 Applicant :- Niranjan Opposite Party :- State Of U.P.
Counsel for Applicant :- Mr Rabindra Bahadur Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- A.G.A.
Hon'ble Vivek Kumar Singh,J.
Heard Sri Rabindra Bahadur Singh, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Zafeer Ahmad, learned A.G.A. appearing for the State.
It has been contended by the learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the present case due to ulterior motive and old animosity. It is next contended that it is case of no injury, which itself falsify the prosecution story. It is further submitted that no such incident as alleged by the prosecution has taken place. 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 30.10.2017. It has been pointed out that the applicant has no criminal history.
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 Niranjan involved in Case Crime No.935 of 2017, under Sections 323, 377 I.P.C. & Section 3/4 POCSO Act, Police Station New Agra, District Agra 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 trial court will be at liberty to cancel the bail.
Order Date :- 24.4.2018 Dev/-