Court No. - 69
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 13943 of 2021 Applicant :- Ramnath Chaurasia And Another Opposite Party :- State of U.P.
Counsel for Applicant :- Shamasul Eslam Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Nirbhay Kumar Bharti
Hon'ble Shekhar Kumar Yadav,J.
Rejoinder affidavit has been filed today, is taken on record.
Heard learned counsel for the applicants, learned AGA for the State, Sri Nirbhay Bharti Giri, learned counsel for the informant and perused the material available on record.
This bail application under Section 439 of Code of Criminal Procedure has been filed by the applicants seeking enlargement on bail in Case Crime No.436 of 2020, under Sections 323, 504, 506, 325, 308 IPC Learned counsel for the applicants submits that the applicants are innocent and have been falsely implicated in the present case due to ulterior motive. He further submits that similarly placed co-accused Surya Kumar Chaurasia @ Bablu Chaurasia has already been granted bail by another co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 10.08.2021 passed in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No.19187 of 2021, copy whereof has been annexed as Annexure No.RA-1 to the rejoinder affidavit. He further submits that since the co-accused has already been granted bail, the applicant is also entitled for bail on the ground of parity. The applicants are having no criminal history. The applicants are in jail since 29.01.2021.
On the other hand, learned A.G.A. as well as learned counsel for the informant oppose the application for bail.
Upon hearing learned counsel for the parties, perusal of record and considering the complicity of accused, severity of punishment as well as totality of facts and circumstances, at this stage without commenting on the merits of the case, I find it a fit case for bail.
Let the applicants-Ramnath Chaurasia and Pankaj Chaurasia, who are involved in aforementioned case crime be released on bail on their furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned subject to following conditions. Further, before issuing the release order, the sureties be verified.
(i) The applicants shall file an undertaking to the effect that they shall not seek any adjournment on the date 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 applicants shall remain present before the Trial Court on each date fixed, either personally or through their counsel. In case of their absence, without sufficient cause, the Trial Court may proceed against them under Section 229-A IPC.
(iii) In case, the applicants misuse the liberty of bail during trial and in order to secure their presence proclamation under Section 82 Cr.P.C., may be issued and if applicants fail to appear before the Court on the date fixed in such proclamation, then, the Trial Court shall initiate proceedings against them, in accordance with law, under Section 174-A IPC.
(iv) The applicants shall remain present, in person, before the Trial Court on dates fixed for (1) opening of the case, (2) framing of charge and (3) recording of statement under Section 313 Cr.P.C. If in the opinion of the Trial Court absence of the applicants 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 them in accordance with law.
(v) The Trial Court may make all possible efforts/endeavour and try to conclude the trial within a period of one year after the release of the applicants.
In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail.
It is made clear that observations made in granting bail to the applicants shall not in any way affect the learned trial Judge in forming his independent opinion based on the testimony of the witnesses.
The party shall file computer generated copy of such order downloaded from the official website of High Court Allahabad.
The computer generated copy of such order shall be self attested by the counsel of the party concerned.
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.
Order Date :- 24.9.2021 Ajeet