Court No. - 55
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 41113 of 2018 Applicant :- Vaibhav Pratap Opposite Party :- State Of U.P.
Counsel for Applicant :- Bhuvnesh Kumar Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Vivek Kumar Singh,J.
Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material on record.
It is submitted by learned counsel for the applicant that similarly placed co-accused namely, Lav Pratap and Shiva alias Golu have already been enlarged on bail by this Court vide orders dated 11.10.2018 and 24.10.2018 passed in Criminal Misc. Bail Application Nos. 39510 of 2018 and 40298 of 2018 respectively, copy of said orders produced by learned counsel for the applicant is taken on record. He further submitted that since the role of the applicant is identical to that of co-accused Lav Pratap and Shiva alias Golu who has already been enlarged on bail, he is also entitled to be enlarged on bail on the ground of parity.
The prayer for bail has vehemently been opposed by learned A.G.A. However, the aforesaid factual aspect of the matter has not been disputed by him.
Having heard the submissions of learned counsel of both sides, nature of accusation and the severity of punishment in case of conviction and the nature of supporting evidence, prima facie satisfaction of the Court in support of the charge, reformative theory of punishment, and larger mandate of the Article 21 of the Constitution of India, the dictum of Apex Court in the case of Dataram Singh v. State of U.P. and another, reported in (2018) 2 SCC 22 and without expressing any opinion on the merit of the case, I find it to be a case of bail.
In view of the above, let the applicant, Vaibhav Pratap 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 in Case Crime No. 187 of 2018, under Sections 307, 504 and 506 I.P.C., P.S. Haldaur, district-Bijnor with the following conditions :-
(i) The applicant will co-operate with the trail and remain present personally on each and every date fixed after release.
(ii) The applicant will not tamper with the prosecution evidence 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.
Order Date :- 27.10.2018 Faridul