Court No. - 69
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 52957 of 2019 Applicant :- Ramesh Verma Opposite Party :- State of U.P.
Counsel for Applicant :- Rajrshi Gupta,Dileep Kumar(Senior Adv.),Rizwan Ahamad Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Yashwant Varma,J.
Heard Sri Dileep Kumar, Senior Advocate in support of this application assisted by Mr. Rajrshi Gupta, Sri Ashish Kumar Mishra, who has entered appearance on behalf of the informant as well as Sri Nafees Ahmad, the learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record.
The present bail application has been filed by the applicant in Case Crime No. 100 of 2019, under Sections 147, 148, 149, 302, 307, 120-B I.P.C., Police Station Gyanpur District- Bhadohi with the prayer to enlarge him on bail.
For the purposes of evaluating the prayer for bail, the Court notes that no specific role has been assigned to the applicant who is stated to be the driver of the vehicle in which the principal coaccused Indra Bhushan Pandey was travelling. Although, the learned Sessions Judge has referred to a photograph to record that the applicant was seen as exhorting the other coaccused to attack the deceased, even that does not leave this Court at least prima facie convinced to come to the conclusion that the applicant had exhorted the other coaccused to commit the crime. The applicant is otherwise stated to have no previous criminal history. The Court is further apprised that upon conclusion of the investigation, a charge sheet has been submitted.
Learned AGA has opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the applicant but could not point out anything material to the contrary.
Considering the facts and circumstances of the case as also the submissions noticed above, without commenting upon merits of the case, I am of the opinion that the applicant is entitled to be released on bail.
Let the applicant Ramesh Verma, be released on bail in the aforesaid case crime number on his furnishing a personal bond and two reliable sureties of the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned subject to following additional conditions, which are being imposed in the interest of justice:-
(i) The applicant shall not tamper with the evidence or threaten the witnesses.
(ii) 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.
(iii) The applicant shall remain present before the Trial Court on each date fixed, either personally or as directed by the Court. In case of his absence, without sufficient cause, the Trial Court may proceed against him under Section 229-A of the Indian Penal Code.
(iv) 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.
(v) 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.
Order Date :- 29.11.2019 Arun K. Singh (Yashwant Varma, J.)