Court No. - 64
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 42254 of 2021 Applicant :- Sanjay Pandey Opposite Party :- State of U.P.
Counsel for Applicant :- Bibhuti Narayan Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Saumitra Dayal Singh,J.
1. Heard Sri Bibhuti Narayan Singh, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Ashwani Prakash Tripathi, 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 - Sanjay Pandey, with a prayer to release him on bail in Crime No. -60 of 2021 (ST No.372 of 2021), under Sections -302, 201, I.P.C., Police Station -Kasia, District -Kushinagar, during pendency of trial.
3. Having heard learned counsel for the parties, at present:
(i) against FIR lodged on 18.01.2021, the applicant is in confinement since 20.01.2021;
(ii) the applicant claims to have cooperated in the investigation. In any case he is not shown to have unduly evaded arrest;
(iii) the applicant has no criminal history;
(iv) though chargesheet has already been submitted, there is no hope of early conclusion of the trial;
(v) on prima facie basis, only for purpose of grant of bail, it has been submitted by learned counsel for the applicant that the FIR was lodged against unknown persons upon discovery of highly decomposed unidentified body. It was not preceded by any missing person report. Six months thereafter, the applicant has been falsely implicated in the occurrence. Other than the confessional statement of the applicant recorded in police custody, there is no other material to proceed against the applicant. The recovery of the weapon of assault is stated to be wholly planted and unreliable.
(vi) in any case, no reasonable apprehension has been brought to the fore by the State that the applicant, if enlarged on bail would either tamper with the evidence or delay the trial.
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 heavy 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.
7. It is made clear that, in the event of violation of any terms and conditions of the bail order or in the event of any attempt being made by the applicant to intimidate the witness or to tamper the evidence, the informant shall be at liberty to file a bail cancellation application supported by the relevant material, that application if filed, may be taken up on priority.
Order Date :- 23.12.2021 S.Chaurasia