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Ashok Kumar v. State of U.P. and 3 Others

Allahabad HC12 Oct 2022BAIL/24680/2022

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What is this about?

This bail application for Ashok Kumar, charged with IPC offences and POCSO violations, was allowed. The Court found prima facie satisfaction of the charge but granted bail considering the false implication allegations and reformative theory of punishment, subject to strict conditions.

What did the court decide?

Released on bail with personal bond and two sureties, one being a family member, subject to specific conditions.

Ashok Kumar Vs State of U.P. and 3 Others — Child Sexual Offences (POCSO) | Allahabad HC (2022)

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Court No. - 64

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Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 24680 of 2022

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Applicant :- Ashok Kumar Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Applicant :- Ratan Kumar Mishra Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

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Hon'ble Vivek Kumar Singh,J.

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Heard Sri Ratan Kumar Mishra, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Sanjay Singh, learned A.G.A.-I appearing for the State.

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It has been contended by the learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the present case due to ulterior motive. Learned counsel for the applicant has next drawn the attention of this Court towards annexure-SA-2 to the supplementary affidavit, which is on record, which is the statement of the victim recorded under Section 164 Cr.P.C. wherein the victim has stated that the applicant is her cousin and herself has gone with him and she wanted to live with him and they married each other. It is next contended that the medical report of the victim does not corroborates with the prosecution story. It is next contended that in view of the statement of the victim no offence under the charged Section is made out against the applicant. Several other submissions in order to demonstrate the falsity of the allegations made against the applicant have also been placed forth before the Court. The circumstances which, according to the counsel, led to the false implication of the accused has also been touched upon at length. It has been assured on behalf of the applicant that he is ready to cooperate with the process of law and shall faithfully make himself available before the court whenever required. It has also been submitted that the applicant is languishing in jail since 9.4.2022. It has been pointed out that the applicant has no criminal history.

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

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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 and reformative theory of punishment the applicant is entitled to be released on bail in this case.

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Let the applicant Ashok Kumar involved in Case Crime No.58 of 2022, under Sections 363, 366, 376 I.P.C. and Section 3/4 of the Protection of Children From Sexual Offence Act, 2012, Police Station Ahraura, District Mirzapur be released on

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bail on his furnishing a personal bond with two sureties ( one should of family member ) each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions.

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(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.

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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 of the Indian Penal Code.

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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. 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.

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(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.

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In case of breach of any of the above conditions, the trial court will be at liberty to cancel the bail.

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The trial Court is directed to expedite the trial of the present case and conclude the same as expeditiously as possible, keeping in view the law laid down by the Apex Court in the case of Alakh Alok Srivastava Vs. Union of India and another reported in AIR 2018 (SC) 2440 , if there is no legal impediment.

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It is clarified that the observations, if any, made in this order are strictly confined to the disposal of this bail application and must not be construed to have any reflection on the ultimate merits of the case.

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Order Date :- 12.10.2022 Dev/-

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Digitally signed by DEV PRAKASH Date: 2022.10.15 13:21:25 IST Reason: Location: High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

Ashok Kumar v. State of U.P. and 3 Others

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