Court No. - 66
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 33323 of 2019 Applicant :- Suraj Singh Alias Babu Opposite Party :- State Of U.P.
Counsel for Applicant :- Raj Kumar Tripathi Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Rajul Bhargava,J.
Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned A.G.A. appearing for the State and perused the averments made in the first information report and rejection order.
Submission of the learned counsel for the applicant is that the applicant is wholly innocent and he has not committed any crime as alleged in the first information report. No recovery of any spurious liquor has been made from the possession of the applicant. The applicant was not arrested on the spot. The co- accused Rajendra Singh who was arrested on the spot along with 480 litre illicit liquor, 20 Kg. urea and other equipments for preparing liquor disclosed the name of the applicant. It is further submitted that co-accused Rajendra Singh has already been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 28.5.2019 in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No.19041 of 2019. The applicant has no other reported criminal antecedent.
Learned A.G.A. opposed the prayer for bail.
Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, considering the nature of accusation and the fact that he has no criminal antecedents, the applicant is entitled to be released on anticipatory bail in this case.
In the event of arrest of the applicant- Suraj Singh Alias Babu involved in Case Crime No. 162 of 2019, under Sections 60(2), 72 Excise Act and Section 272 I.P.C., Police Station- Khutar, District- Shahjahanpur, he 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 him 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.
The present Criminal Misc. Anticipatory Bail Application is, accordingly, allowed.
Order Date :- 26.8.2019 Vikas