Court No. - 73
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 49348 of 2019 Applicant :- Sujeet Opposite Party :- State of U.P.
Counsel for Applicant :- Ramesh Kumar Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Sanjay Kumar Singh,J.
Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned Additional Government Advocate representing the State and perused the record of the case.
By means of this application, the applicant, who is involved in Case Crime No. 1002 of 2017, under Sections 457, 380 and 411 IPC, police station Khorbar, district Gorakhpur, is seeking enlargement on bail during the trial.
It is submitted by learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant is absolutely innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case with some ulterior motive. It is further submitted by learned counsel for the applicant that on 26.11.2017 first information report was lodged for the offence under Sections 457 and 380 IPC against unknown persons with regard to theft of two motorcycles, and thereafter, on the same day i.e. 26.11.2017, the police apprehended two accused persons, Manish and Sujeet (present applicant) alleging that one person, namely, Mithun succeeded in fleeing away from the place of occurrence and from joint possession of applicant and co-accused, Manish, one motorcycle has been recovered, which has been connected by the police with the present case. Thereafter, the applicant has been implicated by the police in four cases being Case Crime Nos. 938 of 2017, 1010 of 2017, 1012 of 2017 and 1013 of 2017 registered at police station Chaurichaura, district Gorakhpur and in all the aforesaid cases, the applicant has been granted bail. It is further submitted that the applicant has a criminal history of thirteen cases including the aforesaid four cases and in all the cases, he has been enlarged on bail. It is next contended that there is no chance of the applicant of fleeing away from the judicial process or tampering with the prosecution evidence. It is also submitted that the applicant is facing detention since 23.7.2018. Learned counsel for the applicant lastly submitted that if the applicant is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail and will cooperate in the early disposal of the case.
Per contra learned A.G.A. has opposed the bail prayer of the applicant by contending that the innocence of the applicant cannot be adjudged at pre trial stage therefore, the applicant does not deserve any indulgence. In case the applicant is released on bail he will misuse the liberty of bail.
Keeping in view the nature of the offence, evidence, complicity of the accused, submissions of the learned counsel for the parties, I am of the view that the applicant has made out a fit case for bail. Hence, the bail application is hereby allowed.
Let the applicant, Sujeet be released on bail in the aforesaid case crime number on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions which are being imposed in the interest of justice:-
i) The applicant will not tamper with prosecution evidence and will not harm or harass the victim/complainant in any manner whatsoever.
ii) The applicant will abide the orders of court, will attend the court on every date and will not delay the disposal of trial in any manner whatsoever.
(iii) The applicant will not indulge in any unlawful activities.
(iv) The applicant will not misuse the liberty of bail in any manner whatsoever.
The identity, status and residential proof of sureties will be verified by court concerned and in case of breach of any of the conditions mentioned above, court concerned will be at liberty to cancel the bail and send the applicant to prison.
It is clarified that anything said in this order is limited to the purpose of determination of this bail application and will in no way be construed as an expression on the merits of the case. It is further clarified that the trial court shall be absolutely free to arrive at its independent conclusions on the basis of evidence led unaffected by anything said in this order.
Order Date :- 27.11.2019 Sumaira