Lekhraj v. State of U.P..

Neutral Citation No. - 2023:AHC:150268

Court No. - 64

Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 1015 of 2023

Applicant :- Lekhraj Opposite Party :- State Of U.P.. Counsel for Applicant :- Ashish Goyal Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Ajai Kumar Srivastava

Hon'ble Siddharth,J.

1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant; Sri Ajay Kumar Srivastava, as well as the learned AGA for the State and perused the material placed on record.

1. The instant bail application has been filed on behalf of the applicant, Lekhraj , with a prayer to release him on bail in Case Crime No. 257 of 2022, under Sections 452, 376, 506 IPC, Police Station Fatehpur Sikri, District- Agra, during pendency of trial.

1. There is allegation against the applicant of entering into the house of the victim, committing the offence of rape and threatening.

1. Learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that the victim is a married woman having three children. He has submitted that the husband of the victim was doing work of fixing marble and due to this resided out of station. Learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that due to absence of her husband, she befriended the applicant and went with him to different places. When her husband came home he did not found her. When she came back with the applicant, she got the FIR lodged against applicant to save himself from social ignominy. Victim was clearly consenting party. The applicant has been falsely implicated in this case. He has criminal history of two cases to his credit and is languishing in jail since 28.09.2022. The trial in the aforesaid case is not likely to be concluded in near future.