Court No. - 43
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 20507 of 2021 Applicant :- Ramraksha Opposite Party :- State Of U.P Counsel for Applicant :- Kamlesh Kumar Mishra Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Samit Gopal,J.
Matter taken up through video conferencing.
Heard Sri Kamlesh Kumar Mishra, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Sri Virendra Kumar Maurya, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material on record.
Learned A.G.A. states that he has received instructions in the matter for which he was granted time on 20.05.2021.
This bail application under Section 439 of Code of Criminal Procedure has been filed by the applicant- Ramraksha, seeking enlargement on bail during trial in connection with Case Crime No. 236 of 2019, under Sections 498-A, 304-B, 506 I.P.C. and 3/4 D.P. Act, registered at Police Station Belghat, District Gorakhpur.
Learned counsel for the applicant argued that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the present case. It is argued that the applicant is the jeth of the deceased. As per the postmortem report, the cause of death of the deceased could not be ascertained and viscera has been preserved. It is argued that no specific role has been assigned to the applicant and the applicant is living separately. It is further argued that co- accused Guddi Devi who is the jethani of the deceased and wife of Vinod the brother of the applicant has been granted bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 19.01.2021 passed in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 48846 of 2020, the copy of the said order is annexed as Annexure-5 to the affidavit.
It has been assured on behalf of the applicant that he is ready to cooperate with the process of law and shall faithfully make himself available before the court whenever required. It has also been pointed out that the applicant is not having any criminal history as stated in para 24 of the affidavit and he is in jail since 19.09.2020 and there is no likelihood of early conclusion of trial and hence, the applicant may be released on bail during pendency of trial.
Learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for bail.
After perusing the record in the light of the submissions made at the bar and after taking an overall view of all the facts and circumstances of this case, the nature of evidence, the period of detention already undergone, the unlikelihood of early conclusion of trial and also the absence of any convincing material to indicate the possibility of tampering with the evidence, this Court is of the view that the applicant may be enlarged on bail.
Let the applicant- Ramraksha, 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 will not tamper with prosecution evidence and will not harm or harass the victim/complainant in any manner whatsoever.
ii) The applicant will abide the orders of court, will attend the court on every date and will not delay the disposal of trial in any manner whatsoever.
(iii) The applicant shall file an undertaking to the effect that he 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.
(iv) The applicant will not misuse the liberty of bail in any manner whatsoever. 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., may be issued and if 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 I.P.C.
(v) The applicant 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 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 and the trial court may proceed against him under Section 229- A IPC.
(vi) The trial court may make all possible efforts/endeavour and try to conclude the trial expeditiously after the release of the applicant.
The identity, status and residential proof of sureties will be verified by court concerned and in case of breach of any of the conditions mentioned above, court concerned will be at liberty to cancel the bail and send the applicant to prison.
The bail application is allowed.
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 :- 27.5.2021 AS Rathore Digitally signed by Justice Samit Gopal Date: 2021.05.28 09:28:21 IST Reason: Document Owner Location: High Court of Judicature at Allahabad