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Indra v. State of U.P.

Allahabad HC4 Nov 2020BAIL/33918/2020

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What is this about?

The High Court of Allahabad granted bail to Indra, accused in a series of offences including murder and rioting, allowing release on execution of a personal bond initially without sureties due to court emergency, with strict conditions to ensure trial attendance.

What did the court decide?

Applicant released on bail on personal bond and two sureties (to be furnished within a month after courts resume normal functioning), subject to attending trial dates and not seeking adjournments duri

Indra Vs State of U.P. — Murder and Culpable Homicide | Allahabad HC (2020)

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Court No. - 67

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Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 33918 of 2020

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Applicant :- Indra Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Rajesh Kumar Pal,Pradip Kumar Srivastava

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Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Dinesh Kumar

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Hon'ble Rahul Chaturvedi,J.

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Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.G.A for the State.

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By means of this application, the applicant who is involved in case crime no. 63 of 2020, under Sections 147/148/149/302/307/452/504/34 IPC, Police Station Barsana, District Mathura, is seeking enlargement on bail during the trial.

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Submission made by learned counsel for the applicant is that in this connection the parity has also been claimed by saying that the case of the present applicant stands on similar footing qua co-accused namely Bhagwan Dei has already been granted bail by the co-ordinate Bench of this court on 16.09.2020. He lastly contended that applicant is in jail since 11.03.2020 and having no criminal antecedents.

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Learned A.G.A. vehemently opposed the bail but could not dispute the fact.

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Keeping in view the nature of the offence, evidence, complicity of the accused and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, I am of the view that the applicant has made out a case for bail.

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Let the applicant, Indra who is involved in case crime no. 63 of 2020, under Sections 147/148/149/302/307/452/504/34 IPC, Police Station Barsana, District Mathura, be released on bail on her furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned subject to following conditions. Further, before issuing the release order, the sureties be verified.

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(i) THE APPLICANT SHALL FILE AN UNDERTAKING TO THE EFFECT THAT HE SHALL NOT SEEK ANY ADJOURNMENT ON THE DATE FIXED FOR EVIDENCE WHEN THE WITNESSES ARE PRESENT IN COURT. IN

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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 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 HIS UNDER SECTION 229-A IPC.

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(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., MAY BE ISSUED AND IF 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 IPC.

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(iv) THE APPLICANT SHALL REMAIN PRESENT, IN PERSON, BEFORE THE TRIAL COURT ON DATES FIXED FOR (1) OPENING OF THE CASE, (2) FRAMING OF CHARGE AND (3) 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.

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(v) THE TRIAL COURT MAY MAKE ALL POSSIBLE EFFORTS/ENDEAVOUR AND TRY TO CONCLUDE THE TRIAL WITHIN A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR AFTER THE RELEASE OF THE APPLICANT.

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In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail.

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It is made clear that observations made in granting bail to the applicant shall not in any way affect the learned Trial Judge in forming his independent opinion based on the testimony of the witnesses.

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Since the bail application has been decided under extra-ordinary circumstances, thus in the interest of justice following additional conditions are being imposed just to facilitate the applicant to be released on bail forthwith. Needless to mention

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that these additional conditions are imposed to cope with emergent condition-:

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The applicant shall be enlarged on bail on execution of personal bond without sureties till normal functioning of the courts is restored. The accused will furnish sureties to the satisfaction of the court below within a month after normal functioning of the courts are restored.

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The party shall file computer generated copy of such order downloaded from the official website of High Court Allahabad.

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The computer generated copy of such order shall be self attested by the counsel of the party concerned.

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The concerned Court/Authority/Official shall verify the authenticity of such computerized copy of the order from the official website of High Court Allahabad and shall make a declaration of such verification in writing.

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Order Date :- 4.11.2020 Vikram

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