Court No. - 71
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 52590 of 2019 Applicant :- Saurabh Banshkar Opposite Party :- State of U.P.
Counsel for Applicant :- Nanhe Lal Tripathi Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Saumitra Dayal Singh,J.
1. Heard Sri Nanhe Lal Tripathi, learned counsel for the applicant as well as Sri Nagendra Srivastava, 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 - Saurabh Banshkar with a prayer to release him on bail in Case Crime No. - 149 of 2019, under Sections - 363, 366 IPC, Police Station - Banpur, District - Lalitpur, 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 5.10.2019, the applicant is in confinement since 19.10.2019;
(iii) the applicant claims to have cooperated in the investigation;
(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, it has been submitted, victim has completely falsified the prosecution story in her statement recorded under Section 164 Cr.P.C.
(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.
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 :- 28.11.2019 Prakhar