Court No. - 72
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 24537 of 2021 Applicant :- Rajan Opposite Party :- State Of U. P.
Counsel for Applicant :- Ankit Srivastava
Hon'ble Sanjay Kumar Singh,J.
Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned Additional Government Advocate representing the State and perused the record of the case.
By means of this application, the applicant-Rajan, who is involved in Case Crime No. 57 of 2021, under sections 147, 148, 149, 504, 302 IPC, police station Sahatwar, district Ballia, seeks enlargement on bail during the pendency of trial.
As per prosecution case, in brief, the informant Vinay Kumar Mishra lodged first information report on 27.04.2021 for the incident, which took place on 26.04.2021 at 5.30 p.m. regarding the murder of Ghanshyam Mishra, against 19 named accused persons, namely, Sangam, Chandan, Praveen alias Kanchan, Ravi Shankar, Deepak, Raju, Rajan (applicant), Vicky alias Ranjeet, Radharaman, Akash, Vikas, Dinesh, Raju, Rahul Paswan, Vishal Chauhan, Kamdev alias Chaturi, Dhirendra Chauhan, Vinod Yadav, and Upendra Chauhan.
It is submitted by learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant is absolutely innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case with some ulterior motive. Main substratum of argument of learned counsel for the applicant is that in the first information report itself specific role of catching hold to the deceased has been assigned to co-accused Praveen, Ravi Shankar, Deepak and Raju and role of causing knife injuries to the deceased has been attributed to co-accused Sangam and Chandan. It is further submitted by learned counsel for the applicant that so far as the role of present applicant is concerned, in the FIR, only this much has stated that he was also accompanied with other co-accused persons at the spot. It is also submitted by the learned counsel for the applicant that the case of present applicant is distinguishable from the other co-accused, Praveen, Ravi Shankar, Deepak, Raju, Sangam and Chandan as no specific role of causing injury has been attributed to the present applicant, Rajan. It is also submitted that the applicant has no criminal antecedent to his credit and is facing detention since 27.04.2021. It is next contended that there is no chance of the applicant of fleeing away from the judicial process or tampering with the prosecution evidence. Learned counsel for the applicant lastly submitted that if the applicant is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail and will cooperate in the early disposal of the case.
Per contra, learned Additional Government Advocate has opposed the bail prayer of the applicant, but does not dispute that no specific role of causing injury has been assigned to the applicant.
Keeping in view the nature of the offence, evidence, complicity of the accused, considering the submission of the learned counsel for the applicant that in the first information report only this much has stated that the applicant was also accompanied with the accused persons, but no specific role of causing injuries has been attributed to the applicant, I am of the view that the applicant has made out a fit case for bail. Hence, the bail application is hereby allowed.
Let the applicant Rajan, be released on bail in the aforesaid case crime number on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions which are being imposed in the interest of justice:-
(i) The applicant shall file an undertaking to the effect that he shall not seek any adjournment on the dates fixed for evidence when the witnesses are present in court. In case of default of this condition, it shall be open for the trial court to treat it as abuse of liberty of bail and pass orders in accordance with law.
(ii) The applicant shall remain present before the trial court on each date fixed, either personally or through his counsel. In case of his absence, without sufficient cause, the trial court may proceed against him under Section 229-A of the Indian Penal Code.
(iii) In case, the applicant misuses the liberty of bail during trial and in order to secure his presence proclamation under Section 82 Cr.P.C. is issued and the applicant fails to appear before the court on the date fixed in such proclamation, then, the trial court shall initiate proceedings against him, in accordance with law, under Section 174-A of the Indian Penal Code.
(iv) The applicant shall remain present, in person, before the trial court on the dates fixed for (i) opening of the case, (ii) framing of charge and (iii) recording of statement under Section 313 Cr.P.C. If in the opinion of the trial court absence of the applicant is deliberate or without sufficient cause, then it shall be open for the trial court to treat such default as abuse of liberty of bail and proceed against him in accordance with law.
(v) The applicant shall file computer generated copy of this order downloaded from the official website of High Court Allahabad.
(vi) The computer generated copy of this order shall be self attested by the counsel of the party concerned.
(vii) The concerned Court/Authority/Official shall verify the authenticity of such computerized copy of the order from the official website of High Court Allahabad and shall make a declaration of such verification in writing.
It is clarified that anything said in this order is limited to the purpose of determination of this bail application and will in no way be construed as an expression on the merits of the case. The trial court shall be absolutely free to arrive at its independent conclusions on the basis of evidence led unaffected by anything said in this order.
Order Date :- 27.7.2021 Sazia Digitally signed by Justice Sanjay Kumar Singh Date: 2021.07.27 17:46:39 IST Reason: Document Owner Location: High Court of Judicature at Allahabad