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Manoj Gupta v. Stat

Allahabad HC1 Dec 2020BAIL/37539/2020

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What is this about?

This is a bail application regarding an abetment to suicide charge. The High Court granted bail, allowing the applicant to be released on a personal bond and sureties to ensure trial participation, while invoking special provisions for court functionality.

What did the court decide?

Release of the applicant on bail via personal bond and sureties subject to strict conditions of presence and trial facilitation.

Manoj Gupta Vs Stat — Murder and Culpable Homicide | Allahabad HC (2020)

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Court No. - 67

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Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 37539 of 2020

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Applicant :- Manoj Gupta Opposite Party :- Stat Counsel for Applicant :- Ishwar Kumar Upadhyay,Pulak Ganguly Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Anand Kumar Srivastava

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Hon'ble Rahul Chaturvedi,J.

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Heard Shri Pulak Ganguly, learned counsel for the applicant, Shri Anand Kumar Srivastava, learned counsel for the complainant and learned A.G.A. Perused the record.

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The present bail application filed on behalf of Manoj Gupta seeking his bail in connection with Case Crime No.81 of 2020, u/s 306 I.P.C., P.S.-Sukhpura, District-Ballia.

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Submission of learned counsel for the applicant is that the F.I.R. was got registered on the very next day of the incident by the father of the girl against the applicant, who is the husband and his all family members with the allegations that the marriage of the girl was solemnized about eight years back. There is no allegation with regard to any dowry. There was a regular scuffle between the husband and wife due to which she has taken this extreme step. Learned counsel for the applicant has drawn attention of the Court to 161 statement of independent witness Aas Narayan s/o Aditya, in which he has stated that the applicant after partition was separately residing with his wife. He was performing some small job of electrician. Being a petty electrician it is just possible that there might be financial crisis. On this score the wife of applicant might have taken the extreme step. Post-mortem report reveals that there is singular ligature mark around the neck of the deceased which is obliquely placed and according to doctor she has committed suicide by hanging herself. It is also submitted that there is not even an iota of evidence that the applicant at any point of time has ever goaded or abetted his wife to take this extreme step. The applicant is in jail since 14.7.2020 and there is no likelihood of early conclusion of trial in near future. The applicant has got no criminal antecedents.

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Learned A.G.A. as well as learned counsel for the complainant have opposed the prayer for bail.

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Keeping in view the nature of the offence, evidence on record

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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 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 Manoj Gupta, who is involved in aforementioned Case Crime 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

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

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

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

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4. 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 :- 1.12.2020 M. Kumar

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