Court No. - 71
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 45043 of 2019 Applicant :- Ranjeet Opposite Party :- State of U.P.
Counsel for Applicant :- Yogesh Kumar Srivastava,Noor Muhammad Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Saumitra Dayal Singh,J.
1. Counter affidavit filed today by the State. Taken on record.
2. Heard Sri Yogesh Kumar Srivastava, learned counsel for the applicant; as well as Sri Ankit Shrivastav, learned AGA for the State and perused the material placed on record.
3. The instant bail application has been filed on behalf of the applicant - Ranjeet with a prayer to release him on bail in Case Crime No. -483 of 2019, under Sections -363, 366, 354, 506 I.P.C. and 7/8 POCSO Act, Police Station - Uttar, District - Firozabad, during pendency of trial.
4. Having heard learned counsel for the parties, at present:
(i) the applicant is accused of abduction to force marriage and other offences, punishable with imprisonment of ten years;
(ii) against FIR lodged on 31.07.2019, the applicant is in confinement since 22.08.2019;
(iii) the applicant claims to have cooperated in the investigation. In any case he is not shown to have unduly evaded arrest;
(iv) the applicant has no criminal history;
(v) chargesheet has already been submitted yet trial has not commenced. Therefore, there is no hope of early conclusion of the trial;
(vi) on prima facie basis only, it may be noted, that though the girl is under age yet neither there are any injuries reported nor she has made any allegation of rape or other offences against the applicant in her statement recorded under Section 164 Cr.P.C.;
(vii) in any case, no reasonable apprehension has been brought to the fore by the State and that the applicant, if enlarged on bail would either tamper with the evidence or delay the trial.
5. In view of the above, without expressing any opinion on the final 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:-
(i) The applicant shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence by intimidating/pressuring the witness, during the investigation or trial.
(ii) The applicant shall cooperate in the trial sincerely without seeking any adjournment.
(iii) The applicant shall not indulge in any criminal activity or commission of any crime after being released on bail.
6. In case, of breach of any of the above conditions, the bail being granted shall be cancelled.
7. Identity, status and residence proof of the applicant and sureties be verified by the court concerned before the bonds are accepted.
Order Date :- 26.11.2019 S.Chaurasia