Court No. - 72
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 54801 of 2019 Applicant :- Sangam Gupta Opposite Party :- State of U.P.
Counsel for Applicant :- Ishwar Chandra Tyagi Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Siddharth,J.
Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as the learned AGA for the State and perused the material placed on record.
The instant bail application has been filed on behalf of the applicant, Sangam Gupta, with a prayer to release him on bail in Case Crime No.117 of 2019, under Sections 363, 366, 376 IPC and 3/4 POCSO Act, Police Station Peepiganj, District- Gorakhpur, during pendency of trial.
Submission is that applicant has been falsely implicated in this case. From the statement of the victim under Section 164 Cr.P.C., it is clear that her affair was with Sangam Bharti and Sangam Gupta has not been named in the FIR. Father's name of Sangam Bharti is late Kushhar Bharti, and father's name of the applicant is Dharbharan Gupta. In her statement under Section 164 Cr.P.C., she stated that she had affair with Sangam Bharti. She called the applicant, who is friend of Sangam Bharti, for taking her ID, clothes, etc. She was going to Gorakhpur, Railway Station with intention to commit suicide. The applicant, who is named, Sangam Gupta, was informed by his friend, Samgam Bharti, about the intention of the victim and he went there to save her. She stated that he saved her and took her to hospital and informed the father of the victim. The applicant has been falsely implicated in this case. He has no concern with the victim and no affair or involvement in this case. There is no allegation of rape against the applicant. Age of the victim, as per medical report, is 18 years. The applicant has no criminal history to his credit and he is languishing in jail since 16.6.2019. In case, the applicant is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail.
Per contra learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for bail of the applicant by contending that the innocence of the applicant cannot be adjudged at pre trial stage, therefore, he does not deserves any indulgence. In case the applicant is released on bail he will again indulge in similar activities and will misuse the liberty of bail.
Having considered the submissions of the parties noted above, larger mandate of the Article 21 of the Constitution of India and without expressing any opinion on the 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 that :-
1. The applicant shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence by intimidating/ pressurizing the witnesses, during the investigation or trial.
2. The applicant shall cooperate in the trial sincerely without seeking any adjournment.
3. The applicant shall not indulge in any criminal activity or commission of any crime after being released on bail.
In case, of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail.
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 Ruchi Agrahari