Court No. - 72
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 57142 of 2019 Applicant :- Raju Opposite Party :- State Of U.P.And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Sachchida Nand Tiwari Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Siddharth,J.
Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as the learned AGA for the State and perused the material placed on record.
The instant bail application has been filed on behalf of the applicant, Raju with a prayer to release him on bail in Case Crime No. 87 of 2019, under Sections 363, 366, 376, 328, 343, 506 IPC, and section 3/4 of Protection of Children From Sexual Offence Act, 2012 Police Station Tronica City, District- Ghaziabad, during pendency of trial.
It is argued by the learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant is absolutely innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case with some ulterior motive. It is submitted that as per medical report the age of the victim is seventeen years.Given margin of two years on higher side, she can be considered to be major.She willingly eloped with applicant , who is resident of her colony. She went to Chandigarh and stayed there for ten days.The victim was recovered from the bus stand.It has been submitted that mother of the victim went to Chandigarh to meet her when the First information Report was lodged earlier , victim did not returned with her mother. The applicant is languishing in jail since 29.1.2019, who is not a previous convict. In case, the applicant is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail.
Per contra learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for bail of the applicant by contending that the innocence of the applicant cannot be adjudged at pre trial stage, therefore, he does not deserves any indulgence. In case the applicant is released on bail he will again indulge in similar activities and will misuse the liberty of bail.
Having considered the submissions of the parties noted above, larger mandate of the Article 21 of the Constitution of India and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, let the applicant involved in the aforesaid crime be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions that :-
1. The applicant shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence by intimidating/ pressurizing the witnesses, during the investigation or trial.
2. The applicant shall cooperate in the trial sincerely without seeking any adjournment.
3. The applicant shall not indulge in any criminal activity or commission of any crime after being released on bail.
In case, of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail.
Order Date :- 19.12.2019 Atul kr. sri.