Heard learned counsel for the applicant, Akhilesh Awasthi, learned counsel for the N.C.B., appearing for the State and perused the material brought on record.
It has been contended by the learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the present case due to ulterior motive. It is next contended that co-accused namely Arjun Kumar Kori, Manoj Kumar Tripathi and Shailendra Pratap Singh have already been granted bail by another Bench of this Court vide orders dated 8.10.2020, 10.11.2020 and 9.12.2020 passed in Criminal Misc. Bail Application Nos.3199 of 2020, 4760 of 2020 and 4821 of 2019, a copy of said order has been produced by learned counsel for the applicant which is taken on record and the case of the applicant stands on identical footings. Several other submissions in order to demonstrate the falsity of the allegations made against the applicant have also been placed forth before the Court. The circumstances which, according to the counsel, led to the false implication of the accused has also been touched upon at length. 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 submitted that the applicant is languishing in jail since 16.2.2019. It has been pointed out that the applicant has no criminal history.
Learned N.C.B. has vehemently opposed the prayer.
Having heard the submissions of learned counsel of both sides, nature of accusation and the severity of punishment in case of conviction and the nature of supporting evidence, prima facie satisfaction of the Court in support of the charge, reformative theory of punishment, and larger mandate of the Article 21 of the Constitution of India, the dictum of Apex Court in the case of Dataram Singh v. State of U.P. and another, reported in (2018) 2 SCC 22 and without expressing any opinion on the merit of the case, I find it to be a case of bail.
Let applicant- Ranveer Singh, be released on bail in Case Crime No.06 of 2019, under Sections- 8/20/27A/29 of N.D.P.S. Act, Police Station- N.C.B., Mahanagar, District- Lucknow, on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of magistrate/court concerned, subject to following conditions:-
1. The applicant will attend and co-operate the trial proceedings pending before the court concerned on the date fixed after release.
2. He will not tamper with the witnesses.
3. He will not indulge in any illegal activities during the bail period.
In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail.
It is clarified that the observations, if any, made in this order are strictly confined to the disposal of this bail application and must not be construed to have any reflection on the ultimate merits of the case.
The bail application is allowed, accordingly.
Order Date :- 11.1.2021 Dev Prakash.