Court No. - 62
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 48980 of 2018 Applicant :- Rajat Pal And Another Opposite Party :- State Of U.P.
Counsel for Applicant :- Arun Kumar Tripathi Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Vivek Kumar Singh,J.
Heard Sri Arun Kumar Tripathi, learned counsel for the applicants and Sri Abhinav Prasad, learned A.G.A. appearing for the State.
It has been contended by the learned counsel for the applicants that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the present case due to ulterior motive. Learned counsel for the applicants has next drawn the attention of this Court towards annexure-7 to the affidavit accompanying this bail application, which is the statement of the victim recorded under Section 164 Cr.P.C. wherein the victim had stated that the applicants have taken her away and have threaten her. Several other submissions in order to demonstrate the falsity of the allegations made against the applicants 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 applicants that they are ready to cooperate with the process of law and shall faithfully make themselves available before the court whenever required. It has also been submitted that the applicants are languishing in jail since 4.11.2018. 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 applicants Rajat Pal and Gadhiya involved in Case Crime No.616 of 2018, under Sections 354, 323 I.P.C. and Section 7/8 of the Protection of Children From Sexual Offence Act, Police Station Mau Darwaja, District Farrukhabad be released on bail on their furnishing a personal bond with two sureties (one should of family member) each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions.
1. The applicants will continue to attend and co-operate in the trial pending before the court concerned on the date fixed after release.
2. They will not tamper with the witnesses.
3. They 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.
The trial Court is directed to expedite the trial of the present case and conclude the same as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of six months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order, 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) 2004, if there is no legal impediment.
Order Date :- 19.12.2018 Dev/-