Court No. - 88
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 42219 of 2021 Applicant :- Pradeep Opposite Party :- State of U.P.
Counsel for Applicant :- Mohit Kumar Singh,Sujata Choudhary Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Anil Kumar Ojha,J.
Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record.
This bail application under Section 439 of Code of Criminal Procedure has been filed by the applicant seeking enlargement on bail during trial in connection with Case Crime No. 306 of 2020 under Sections 420, 406, 467, 468 and 471 I.P.C. registered at P.S.- Titawi, District- Muzaffarnagar.
Submission of learned counsel for the applicant is that applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. Allegation against the applicant is that Rs. 4,39,000/- were withdrawn by applicant from the account of the informant by preparing forged document on 14.03.2020. Applicant was the guarantor of the first informant when account of the first informant was opened in bank. More than four and half years' delay in lodging of F.I.R. has not been explained. Further submitted that the applicant is languishing in jail since 25.06.2021.
Per contra, learned A.G.A. opposed the prayer for bail but could not dispute the facts as raised by the learned counsel for the applicant.
Nature of accusation, evidence collected by I.O. in support of the charge, gravity of offence, nature and severity of punishment in case of conviction, complicity of the accused and all other attending circumstances were duly considered.
Considering the rival submissions of learned counsel for the parties, keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case, particularly the fact that there is inordinate delay of more than four years in lodgement of F.I.R., without commenting upon merits of the case, a case for bail is made out.
Accordingly, the bail application is allowed.
Let the applicant Pradeep involved in the aforesaid case crime, be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond and two sureties in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions:-
1. The applicant shall not tamper with the evidence or threaten the witnesses.
2. The applicant shall co-operate with the trial and shall not seek any adjournment on the dates fixed for charge, evidence when the witnesses are present in the court, statement under Section 313 Cr.P.C. and argument.
3. During trial, he shall not indulge in any criminal activities.
In breach of any condition enumerated above, Trial Court shall be at liberty to treat it as abuse of liberty of bail and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law.
Order Date :- 17.12.2021 A. Mandhani