Court No. - 22
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 15041 of 2018 Applicant :- Smt. Ravita Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Samit Gopal Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Vivek Kumar Singh,J.
Heard Sri Samit Gopal, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Abhinav Prasad, learned A.G.A. appearing for the State.
Learned counsel for the applicant in support of his prayer for bail submits that the applicant is innocent and she has been falsely implicated in the present case. It is further submitted that the Bhabhi of the applicant was raped and assaulted by Luvkuch, Rajiv and Rohtash on 24.02.2018 on account of which she moved an application u/s. 156 (3) Cr.P.C. which was allowed on 08.03.2018 and an F.I.R. has been registered on 21.03.2018. A copy of the said first information report has been annexed as Annexure No. 13 to the affidavit filed in support of bail application. The present first information report has been lodged against Smt. Sapna, Smt. Ravita (the applicant), Sarvesh, Akash, Vikas and Anil just in order to falsely implicate and harass the applicant and other co-accused persons so that the case of rape against Rohtash and two others may be compromised. It is further submitted that the recovery of the victim has been made on the next day of the incident. 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 herself available before the court whenever required. It has also been submitted that the applicant is a lady and languishing in jail since 05.03.2018. The applicant has no other reported criminal antecedent.
Learned A.G.A. opposed the prayer for bail.
Considering the nature of accusation and the severity of punishment in case of conviction and the nature of supporting evidence, reasonable apprehension of tempering of the witnesses and prima facie satisfaction of the Court in support of the charge and reformative theory of punishment, the applicant is entitled to be released on bail in this case.
Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case let the applicant Smt. Ravita involved in Case Crime No. 52 of 2018, under Sections 364, 323 & 506 I.P.C., Police Station Kotwali Nagar, District Moradabad be released on bail on her furnishing a personal bond with two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions:-
1. The applicant will continue to attend and co-operate in the trial pending before the court concerned on the date fixed after release.
2. She will not tamper with the witnesses.
3. She will not indulge in any illegal activities during the bail period.
It is further directed that the identity, status and residence proof of the sureties be verified by the authorities concerned before they are accepted.
In case of breach of any of the above conditions, the court below shall be at liberty to cancel the bail.
Order Date :- 24.4.2018 Arti