Court No. - 44
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 3913 of 2019 Applicant :- Sonu Chauhan Opposite Party :- State Of U.P.
Counsel for Applicant :- Dinesh Kumar Verma Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Arvind Kumar Mishra-I,J.
Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned AGA for the State of U.P and perused the material available on record.
Contention raised on behalf of the applicant has been confined to the extent that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. Similarly circumstanced co-accused Devi Singh has been admitted to bail by this Court vide order dated 8.1.2019 in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No.1010 of 2018. A copy of the said order has been produced by the learned counsel for the applicant. The applicant is languishing in jail since 12.11.2018. In case, the applicant is admitted to bail, there is no possibility of his absconding or misusing the liberty of bail.
Learned AGA has opposed prayer for bail. However, he has not disputed the aforesaid facts.
Without expressing any opinion on merits of the case but considering the facts and circumstances of the case, nature of accusation and the severity of punishment in case of conviction and the nature of supporting evidence, reasonable apprehension of tampering with witness or apprehension of threat to the complainant and prima facie satisfaction of the Court in support of the charge, the applicant is entitled to be released on bail.
Accordingly, bail application is allowed.
Let the applicant - Sonu Chauhan involved in Case Crime No.213 of 2018, under Sections - 395, 398, 412 I.P.C., Police Station - Chaubiya, District - Etawah be released on bail on his executing a personal bond and furnishing two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned.
Order Date :- 29.1.2019 S Rawat