Court No. - 71
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 56115 of 2019 Applicant :- Rohit @ Ranjeet Opposite Party :- State of U.P.
Counsel for Applicant :- Mrityunjay Dwivedi Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Saumitra Dayal Singh,J.
1. Heard Sri Mrityunjay Dwivedi, learned counsel for the applicant as well as Sri Abhishek Singh, learned AGA for the State and perused the material placed on record.
2. The instant bail application has been filed on behalf of the applicant - Rohit @ Ranjeet with a prayer to release him on bail in Case Crime No. - 146 of 2019, under Sections - 363, 366 IPC, Police Station - Gaunda, District - Aligarh, during pendency of trial.
3. Having heard learned counsel for the parties, at present:
(i) the applicant is accused of offence of abduction to force marriage, punishable with imprisonment of ten years;
(ii) against FIR lodged on 18.8.2019, the applicant is in confinement since 19.8.2019;
(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) charge-sheet has already been submitted yet there is no hope of early conclusion of the trial;
(vi) on prima facie basis, only for purpose of grant of bail, it has been submitted by learned counsel for the applicant, the alleged victim girl had cohabited with the applicant of her own free will. More than one month thereafter, false FIR had been lodged on account of failed relationship between the parties. Also, it has been submitted, there are inconsistencies in the stand of the victim;
(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 or intimidate the witness.
4. 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.
5. In case, of breach of any of the above conditions, the bail being granted shall be cancelled.
6. Identity, status and residence proof of the applicant and sureties be verified by the court concerned before the bonds are accepted.
Order Date :- 17.12.2019 Prakhar