Court No. - 1
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 16497 of 2016 Applicant :- Sarfaraz Opposite Party :- State Of U.P.
Counsel for Applicant :- Tawvab Ahmed Khan,Shailendra Prakash Pandey,Syed Shahnawaz Shah Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Ronak Chaterji,Ronak Chaturvedi
Hon'ble Ramesh Sinha,J.
Heard Sri S.S.Shah, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Ronak Chaturvedi, learned counsel for the complainant, Sri Rajesh Mishra, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record.
It has been contended by learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant is not named in the F.I.R. His name has been disclosed after one month, in the statement of the informant under Section 161 Cr.P.C., which is an afterthought. The applicant is in jail since 26.8.015.
Learned counsel for the complainant and learned AGA opposed the prayer for bail and submitted that the injured witnesses have disclosed the name of the applicant in their statements under Section 161 Cr.P.C. as well as during the course of trial. Two prosecution witnesses have been examined. The trial is in progress.
Keeping in view the nature of the offence, evidence, complicity of the accused, severity of punishment, submissions of the learned counsel for the parties and without expressing any opinion on merits of the case, I am of the view that the applicant has made out a case for bail.
Let the applicant Sarfaraz, involved in Case Crime No. 281 of 2015 (S.T.No. 581/2015), under Sections 452, 302, 307, 325, 323, 504, 506 IPC, P.S. Seohara, District Bijnor be released on bail on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions which are being imposed in the interest of justice:-
(i) The applicant shall file an undertaking to the effect that he shall not seek any adjournment on the dates fixed for evidence when the witnesses are present in court. In case of default of this condition, it shall be open for the trial court to treat it as abuse of liberty of bail and pass orders in accordance with law.
(ii) The applicant shall remain present before the trial court on each date fixed, either personally or through his counsel. In case of his absence, without sufficient cause, the trial court may proceed against him under Section 229-A of the Indian Penal Code.
(iii) In case, the applicant misuses the liberty of bail during trial and in order to secure his presence proclamation under Section 82 Cr.P.C. is issued and the applicant fails to appear before the court on the date fixed in such proclamation, then, the trial court shall initiate proceedings against him, in accordance with law, under Section 174-A of the Indian Penal Code.
(iv) The applicant shall remain present, in person, before the trial court on the dates fixed for (i) opening of the case, (ii) framing of charge and (iii) recording of statement under Section 313 Cr.P.C. If in the opinion of the trial court absence of the applicant is deliberate or without sufficient cause, then it shall be open for the trial court to treat such default as abuse of liberty of bail and proceed against him in accordance with law. However, the trial court is directed to expedite the trial of the aforesaid case and conclude the same within a period of six months from the date of production of certified copy of this order before the trial court.
The applicant is directed to produce the certified copy of this order before the trial court for it's compliance.
Order Date :- 30.3.2018 A.K.Srivastava