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Urmila v. State of U.P.

Allahabad HC17 Nov 2020BAIL/34365/2020

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What is this about?

Single Judge allowed bail application of Urmila in IPC prosecution for murder and related offences. Court found applicant entitled to bail based on parity with co-accused, reliance on Dataram Singh precedent, and larger mandate of Article 21.

What did the court decide?

Applicant enlarged on bail with personal bond and two sureties to be furnished within one month after courts restore normal functioning.

Urmila Vs State of U.P. — Bail and Remand | Allahabad HC (2020)

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Court No. - 67

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Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 34365 of 2020

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Applicant :- Urmila Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Shiva Priya Prasad,Bal Krishna Pandey Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

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Hon'ble Rahul Chaturvedi,J.

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Heard Shri Bal Krishna Pandey, learned counsel for the applicant; learned A.G.A. and also perused the record.

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The applicant is facing prosecution in Case Crime No. 116 of 2020, under Sections 147, 148, 302, 307, 452, 506 IPC, Police Station-Chhatari, District-Bulandshahar and is in jail since 14.04.2020.

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Submission of learned counsel for the applicant is that F.I.R. was lodged by one Smt. Bhagwati after two days of the incident against the main accused persons including the present applicant Urmila. The submission made by the learned counsel for the applicant is that all the named accused persons have approached to the house and assaulted by iron saria causing serious injuries to the Sudhir @ Pappan (the deceased) and causing injuries to the two other persons. There is a solitary injury on the head of the deceased which is cause of death. In the F.I.R. the complainant is attributing a general role to all the accused persons. There is recovery of lathi after the three days of the incident and the place of recovery is not clear from the recovery memo. It is contended by the counsel that co-accused Poonam is admitted to bail by Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 03.11.2020 in Crl. Misc. Bail Application No. 27418 of 2020. It is further submitted that the role of the applicant is identical to that of co-accused Poonam. He lastly submitted that the applicant is also entitled to be enlarged on bail on the ground of parity.

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Learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for bail.

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Keeping in view that the main accused has already been released on bail, the nature of the offence, evidence on record regarding complicity of the accused, larger mandate of the Article 21 of the Constitution of India and the dictum of Apex Court in the case of Dataram Singh Vs. State of U.P. and another reported in (2018)3 SCC 22 and without expressing

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any opinion on the merits of the case, the Court is of the view that the applicant has made out a case for bail. The bail application is allowed.

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Let the applicant Urmila , who is involved in aforementioned case 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 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 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 HIM 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

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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 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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However, it is made clear that any wilful violation of above conditions by the applicant, shall have serious repercussion on his/her bail so granted by this Court and the trial court is at liberty to cancel the bail, after recording the reasons for doing so, in the given case of any of the condition mentioned above.

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Order Date :- 17.11.2020 Sunil Kr. Gupta

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