Court No. - 51
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 25512 of 2017 Applicant :- Sonu Opposite Party :- State Of U.P.
Counsel for Applicant :- Akhilesh Srivastava,Devesh Kumar Shukla,Sunil Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Meenashi Chauhan,S.P.S.Chauhan
Hon'ble Vipin Sinha,J.
Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned A. G. A. for the State and learned counsel for the complainant.
Applicant has moved the present second bail application seeking bail in ST No.900 of 2016, Case Crime No.125 of 2016, u/s 147,148,149,302,307,120B IPC PS Gabhana District Aligarh.. The first bail application has been rejected vide order dated 17.1.2017.
Perusal of the record shows that no subsequent development or any new ground has been brought on record.
Moreover, looking to the seriousness of the allegation as made in the FIR, gravity of offence and the severity of punishment, no case for grant of any indulgence is made out.
Accordingly, the application for bail is rejected at this stage.
However, it is directed that the trial of the aforesaid case pending before the concerned court below be concluded expeditiously, as early as possible in accordance with Section 309 Cr.P.C. and in view of principle as has been laid down in the recent judgment of Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Vinod Kumar v. State of Punjab reported in 2015 (3) SCC 220 and Hussain and Another v. Union of India; 2017 (5) SCC 702, if there is no legal impediment.
It is made clear that in case the witnesses are not appearing, the concerned court is directed to initiate necessary coercive measure for ensuring their presence.
Let a copy of the order be certified to the court concerned for necessary compliance.
Order Date :- 23.2.2018 SP