Court No. - 66
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 40082 of 2019 Applicant :- Sudheer @ Sandeep Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Mohammad Zakir Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Rajul Bhargava,J.
Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A for the State and perused the first information report as well as rejection order.
Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that the victim is a grown up lady aged about 28 years and has already separated from her first husband. It is stated that the prosecutrix is living with the applicant as his wife and in this behalf an application has also been moved by her whose copy has been annexed as annexure-3 to the affidavit. The matter needs deeper and fairer investigation before any arrest should be given effect to. Therefore, the applicant may be enlarged on anticipatory bail.
Learned A.G.A. has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail but could not dispute the contents made in para-6 of the affidavit that the victim has solemnized marriage with the applicant and wanted to withdraw the cases against the applicant.
Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case and considering the nature of accusation and having no criminal antecedents, the applicant is entitled to be released on anticipatory bail in this case.
In the event of arrest of the applicant Sudheer @ Sandeep involved in Case Crime No. 069 of 2019, u/s 313, 323, 377, 380, 493, 506 IPC, P.S. Loni Border, District Ghaziabad, shall be released on anticipatory bail till the submission of police report if any under section 173 (2) Cr.P.C. before the competent Court on his furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 25,000/- with two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the Station House Officer of the police station concerned with the following conditions.
(i) the applicant shall make himself available for interrogation by a police officer as and when required;
(ii) the applicant shall not directly or indirectly, make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade them from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer;
(iii) the applicant shall not leave India without the previous permission of the Court and if he has passport the same shall be deposited by him before the S.S.P./S.P. concerned.
In default of any of the conditions, the Investigating Officer is at liberty to file appropriate application for cancellation of anticipatory bail granted to the applicant.
The Investigating Officer is directed to conclude the investigation of the present case in accordance with law expeditiously preferably within a period of three months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order independently without being prejudice by any observation made by this Court while considering and deciding the present anticipatory bail application of the applicant.
The applicant is directed to produce a certified copy of this order before the S.S.P./S.P. concerned within ten days from today, who shall ensure the compliance of present order.
Let the copy of this order be sent by the Registrar General of this Court to Sessions Judge concerned for it's compliance.
In view of the aforesaid, the application for anticipatory bail is, accordingly, allowed.
Order Date :- 27.9.2019 Dhirendra/