High Court criminal miscellaneous bail application where the applicant challenged his implic in a Polish Station Dhampur case. The court released the applicant on bail subject to conditions regarding attendance and conduct during trial.
Release of applicant on personal bond and two sureties on specific conditions regarding court attendance and behavior.
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Court No. - 23
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 38457 of 2017
Applicant :- Anil Kumar Sinha Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Manoj Kumar Tripathi,Vinod Kumar Tirpathi Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Mrs. Rekha Dikshit,J.
Counter and rejoinder affidavits filed by the respective parties are take on record.
Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA for the State and perused the record.
Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that accused applicant has falsely been implicated in the present case. It is further submitted that the incident took place on from 01.04.2016 to 20.01.2017, but the FIR has been registered on 03.06.2017 against the applicant and other co-accused and there is no explanation with regard to the delay in loding the FIR. There is no allegation against the applicant in the FIR. The co-accused Prem Shankar has been enlarged on bail by the trial court vide order dated 19.12.2017. The accused applicant is languishing in jail since 03.06.2017. It is next submitted that the applicant is neither a previous convict nor he has any criminal history. It is further submitted that there is no possibility of the applicant of fleeing away from judicial custody or tampering with the witnesses. In case the applicant is enlarged on bail, he shall not misuse the liberty of bail.
Learned A.G.A. opposed the prayer for bail but could not dispute the aforesaid facts as argued by the learned counsel for the applicant.
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 applicant is entitled to be released on bail in this case.
Let the applicant, namely, Anil Kumar Sinha involved in Case Crime No.183 of 2017, under Sections 420, 406, 467, 468, 471 IPC, Police Station Dhampur, District Bijnor be released on bail on his 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 shall file an undertaking to the effect that he 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.
(ii) The applicant shall remain present before the trial court on each date fixed, either personally or through his counsel. In case of his absence,
without sufficient cause, the trial court may proceed against him under Section 229-A of the Indian Penal Code.
(iii) In case, the applicant misuses the liberty of bail during trial and in order to secure his presence proclamation under Section 82 Cr.P.C. is issued and the applicant fails to appear before the court on the date fixed in such proclamation, then, the trial court shall initiate proceedings against him, in accordance with law, under Section 174-A of the Indian Penal Code.
(iv) The applicant 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 applicant 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 him in accordance with law.
Order Date :- 2.4.2018 Anupam S/-
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the applicant is entitled to be released on bail pending trial considering the nature of accusation and evidence.
7 provisions across 2 enactments
Anil Kumar Sinha
Rekha Dikshit
As recorded by the court registry
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