Court No. - 79
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 44560 of 2021 Applicant :- Sher Singh Opposite Party :- State of U.P.
Counsel for Applicant :- Vijay Kumar Dwivedi Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Rajiv Joshi,J.
Heard Sri Vijay Kumar Dwivedi, learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA for the State and perused the record.
This bail application has been filed on behalf of the applicant seeking bail in Case Crime No. 529 of 2020, under Sections 420, 406, 467, 468, 471 IPC, Police Station Kwarsi, District Aligarh, during pendency of trial.
It is contended by learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant is innocent and he has falsely been implicated in the present case. It is next contended that the informant is a property dealer and an agreement-to-sell was executed on 20.02.2014 for sale consideration of Rs. 4 Crores and 10 lakhs with the condition that the sale deed be executed within six months, since, the first informant was not ready to pay the amount, as such, the sale deed could not be executed. It is next contended that as per the first information report, the incident is alleged to have been occurred in the year 2014 and the first information report was lodged on 21.6.2020 through an application under Section 156 (3) Cr.P.C. i.e. after about 6 years of the incident. It is next contended that the case is of purely civil nature. Since, the value of the land has increased and in order to build pressure, the first information report has been lodged. It is next contended that co-accused Vijendra Singh, whose role was identical to that of the applicant, has already been enlarged on bail by the co- ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 16.8.2021 passed in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 23516 of 2021 and therefore, the applicant is also entitled for bail on the ground of parity. It is lastly contended that the applicant has no other criminal history. He is in jail since 06.03.2021 and in case he is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail and will cooperate in trial. There is no prospect of trial of the present case being concluded in near future due to heavy dockets.
Learned AGA appearing for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for bail but could not dispute the aforesaid facts and legal submissions as argued by the learned counsel for the applicant.
Having heard submissions of learned counsel of both sides, considering nature of accusation, severity of punishment in case of conviction, nature of supporting evidence, prima facie satisfaction in support of the charge, reformative theory of punishment, larger mandate of the Article 21 of the Constitution of India and the dictum of Apex Court in the case of Dataram Singh v. State of U.P. and
another, (2018) 3 SCC 22, without expressing any view on the merits of the case, I find it to be a case of bail.
Let the applicant- Sher Singh involved in the aforesaid crime be released on bail, on his executing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned, with the following conditions:
1. The applicant will attend and co-operate the trial proceedings pending before the court concerned on the date fixed after release.
2. He will not tamper with the witnesses.
3. He will not indulge in any illegal activities during the bail period.
The identity, status and residential proof of sureties will be verified by the court concerned and in case of breach of any of the above conditions, the court below shall be at liberty to cancel the bail and send the applicant to prison.
It is clarified that the observations, if any, made in this order are strictly confined to the disposal of this bail application and must not be construed to have any reflection on the ultimate merits of the case.
In case of breach of of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail.
The party shall file computer generated copy of such order downloaded from the official website of High Court Allahabad.
The computer generated copy of such order shall be self attested by the counsel of the party concerned.
The concerned Court/Authority/Official shall verify the authenticity of such computerized copy of the order from the official website of High Court Allahabad and shall make a declaration of such verification in writing.
Order Date :- 28.10.2021 Noman