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Ram Chandra and Another v. State of U.P.

Allahabad HC23 Mar 2018BAIL/10951/2018

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The High Court granted bail to two elderly accused applicants in a case involving Sections 498A and 304B IPC. Releasing them on personal bonds and two sureties each, the court imposed strict conditions regarding witness adjournments, court attendance, and potential repercussions for misuse of liberty, including proceedings under IPC 174-A and Section 82 Cr.P.C.

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Applicants released on bail with personal bonds and two sureties each; strict conditions imposed on court attendance and conduct during trial.

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Court No. - 54

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Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 10951 of 2018

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Applicant :- Ram Chandra And Another Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Janardan Shukla,Adeel Ahmad Khan Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

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Hon'ble Mrs. Rekha Dikshit,J.

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Heard learned counsel for the applicants, learned AGA for the State and perused the record.

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Learned counsel for the applicants submitted that accused applicants have falsely been implicated in the present case. It is further submitted that the applicant no.1 is aged about 73 years and applicant no.2 is aged about 69 years and suffering from old age disease. The accused applicants are languishing in jail since 19.08.2017. It is next submitted that the applicants are neither previous convict nor they have any criminal history. It is further submitted that there is no possibility of the applicants of fleeing away from judicial custody or tampering with the witnesses. In case the applicants are enlarged on bail, they shall not misuse the liberty of bail.

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Learned A.G.A. opposed the prayer for bail but could not dispute the aforesaid facts as argued by the learned counsel for the applicants.

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Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case and considering the nature of accusation and the severity of punishment in case of conviction and the nature of supporting evidence, reasonable apprehension of tempering of the witnesses and prima facie satisfaction of the Court in support of the charge, the applicants are entitled to be released on bail in this case.

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Let the applicants, namely, Ram Chandra and Sripati @ Srimati, involved in Case Crime No.132 of 2017, under Sections 498A, 304B IPC and Section 3/4 D.P. Act, Police Station Gauri Bazar, District Deoria, be released on bail on their furnishing personal bonds 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:-

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(i) The applicants shall file undertaking to the effect that they shall not seek any adjournment on the dates fixed for evidence when the witnesses are present in court. In case of default of this condition, it shall be open for the trial court to treat it as abuse of liberty of bail and pass orders in accordance with law.

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(ii) The applicants shall remain present before the trial court on each date fixed, either personally or through their counsel. In case of their absence, without sufficient cause, the trial court may proceed against him under Section 229-A of the Indian Penal Code.

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(iii) In case, the applicants misuse the liberty of bail during trial and in order to secure their presence proclamation under Section 82 Cr.P.C. is issued and the applicants fail to appear before the court on the date fixed in such proclamation, then, the trial court shall initiate proceedings against

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them, in accordance with law, under Section 174-A of the Indian Penal Code.

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(iv) The applicants shall remain present, in person, before the trial court on the dates fixed for (i) opening of the case, (ii) framing of charge and (iii) recording of statement under Section 313 Cr.P.C. If in the opinion of the trial court absence of the applicants is deliberate or without sufficient cause, then it shall be open for the trial court to treat such default as abuse of liberty of bail and proceed against them in accordance with law.

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Order Date :- 23.3.2018 Anupam S/-

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