Anurag Gupta Vs State of U.P. — Murder and Culpable Homicide | Allahabad HC (2023)

Anurag Gupta Vs State of U.P. — Murder and Culpable Homicide | Allahabad HC (2023)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Applicant Anurag Gupta enlarged on bail in Case Crime No. 74 of 2022 under Sections 302/201 IPC, on furnishing bail bond and two sureties each of like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned, subject to the five conditions recorded at paragraphs 11-15; bail cancellable by the court concerned on breach of any condition. No opinion expressed on merits.

Issue for consideration

Whether applicant Anurag Gupta, implicated in Case Crime No. 74 of 2022 under Sections 302 and 201 IPC and in custody since 13.04.2022, should be enlarged on bail (application presented before the High Court for release on bail bond). +1 more

Court's answer

Bail application allowed: the Court, having heard counsel on both sides, held that there were fit and proper grounds in its view to enlarge the applicant on bail, while expressly refraining from expressing any opinion on the merits of the case.

Ratio / Principle

The applicant was ordered to be released on bail in the above-referenced crime on furnishing bail bonds and two sureties each of like amount to the satisfaction of the concerned court, without prejudice, until conclusion of trial, subject to the conditions set out below.

Key takeaways

Five bail conditions were imposed: (1) the applicant shall neither during trial nor otherwise tamper with the evidence nor disturb the law-and-order situation of the trial or otherwise; (2) the applicant shall not threaten or harass the complainant's family or relatives; (3) the applicant shall obey all orders of the court, appear on the next date without unnecessary delay and cooperate honestly in the trial; (4) the applicant shall not misuse the liberty of bail and shall not get involved in any other criminal case or commission of any other crime; (5) the applicant shall neither directly nor indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person or police authorities acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade them from disclosing such facts to the court.ratio¶11
In case of breach of any of the above conditions, the concerned court (trial court) shall be free to cancel the applicant's bail in accordance with law.ratio¶16

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Allahabad High Court (Hon'ble Dr. Gautam Chowdhary, J.), Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 52267 of 2022 — allowed by order dated 16.1.2023. Applicant Anurag Gupta, shown as implicated in Case Crime No. 74 of 2022 under Sections 302 and 201 of the Indian Penal Code ('धमारमा 302, 201 भमा०द०वव०') and stated by his counsel to be in judicial custody since 13.04.2022, sought release on bail. Counsel for the applicant contended false implication, a belated FIR (with mention of the deceased's body being taken from home on 11.04.2022), absence of any loan/monetary dealing between the applicant and the deceased, and absence of any named person whose information connected the applicant to the death, alleging the FIR was founded on a false plea of securing the deceased's employment benefits; counsel for the State (G.A.) opposed bail. The Court, without expressing any opinion on the merits, considered the gravity of the offence and the severity of the punishment but found no reasonable likelihood of the applicant tampering with the available evidence or intimidating witnesses, and held that fit grounds existed to enlarge him on bail. The applicant was directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds and two sureties each of like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned, subject to five conditions: no tampering with evidence or disturbance of law and order; no threat or harassment to the complainant's family/relatives; obedience to court orders, punctual appearance and honest cooperation in trial; no misuse of bail liberty or involvement in any other criminal case; and no inducement, threat or promise to any person or police authority acquainted with the facts. On breach of any condition, the court concerned is free to cancel the bail in accordance with law. Order digitally signed by Chandra Prakash Sahani for the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad.

Court No. - 79

Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 52267 of 2022

Applicant :- Anurag Gupta Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Manoj Kumar Mishra Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

Hon'ble Dr. Gautam Chowdhary,J.

वररममान दमाणणቄኌक ्ቚककीरर जममानर ्ቚमाररनमा प्ቔ आववेदक अनन ु रमग गन ा ु पम ा ककी ओर सवे मनु०अ०ससं० 74 सनन् 2022 असंरग र धमारमा 302, 201 भमा०द०वव०, रमानमा जनकपनुरर, जजलमा सहमारनपनुर मम जममानर पर मनु्ሹ करनवे हवेरनु ्ቚस्रनुर वकयमा गयमा हहै।

आववेदक कवे ववदमान अजधव्ሹमा एवसं ववदमान अपर शमासककीय अजधव्ሹमा कको स न ुमा ररमा प्ቔमावलर कमा पररशरलन वकयमा।

आववेदक कवे ववदमान अजधव्ሹमा नवे रकर ्ቚस्रनुर वकयमा वक आववेदक कको इस ्ቚकरर मम गलर व फजर रररकवे सवे झझूठमा फसंसमायमा गयमा हहै, उसनवे कजरर अपरमाध कमाररर नहीሻ वकयमा हहै। ्ቚरम सझूचनमा ररपकोरर ववलसंवबिर हहै, जजसकमा स्पषरकरर नहीሻ वदयमा गयमा हहै। ्ቚरम सझूचनमा ररपकोरर मम वदनमाकसंंመ 11.04.2022 ककी रमार 11 बिजवे ममृरक कको घर सवे बिनुलमायवे जमानवे कमा उलवेख वकयमा गयमा हहै। आववेदक दमारमा कभर भर ककोई रूपयमा ममृरक वहममासंशनु पन्र सवे उधमार नहीሻ जलयमा गयमा रमा। ्ቚरम सझूचनमा ररपकोरर मम वकसर भर ऐसवे जनरमा कवे व्यव्ሹ कवे नमाम कमा उलवेख नहीሻ हहै, जको आववेदक कको ममृरक ककी लमाश कको लवेकर सरकमारर अस्परमाल मम आयवे हको। ममृरक ककी ननौकरर कमा लमाभ ्ቚमाप करनवे कवे जलए झझूठवे रथ्योሱ कवे आधमार पर ्ቚरम सझूचनमा ररपकोन्रर जलखवमाई गई हहै। आववेदक वनदቖኘष हहै ररमा वह इस ्ቚकरर मम वद० 13.04.2022 सवे कमारमागमार मम वनरू्ቍ हहै , इसजलए आववेदक कको जममानर पर छकोड़ वदयमा जमाए।

ववदमान अपर शमासककीय अजधव्ሹमा नवे आववेदक कवे जममानर कमा ्ቚबिल ववरकोध वकयमा।

आववेदक कवे ववदमान अजधव्ሹमा कवे रकቖኘसं कवे परर्ቚवेቌኚय मम प्ቔमावलर पर उपलब्ध समारवमान रथ्योሱ एवसं पररणस्रवरयोሱ कमा सम्ቇ रूप सवे अवलकोकन करनवे कवे बिमाद , सबिझूरोሱ ककी ्ቚकमृवर और वकसर भर ठकोस ववरकोधमात्मक समा्቞गर ककी अननुपणस्रवर एवसं उपलब्ध समाम्ቇर सवे छवेड़छमाड़ ककी ससंभमावनमा न हकोनवे कवे रथ्य कको दवेखरवे हहए मवेरर रमाय मम आववेदक कको जममानर पर मन ु ् ሹ करनवे कमा उपयनु्ሹ आधमार हहै।

अरंመ वमाद कवे गनुर -दकोष पर वबिनमा ककोई वरप्परर वकए हहए आववेदक कको उपरको्ሹ ववर र अपरमाध मम ससंबि स ंजधर न्यमायमालय ककी स स ंरनुवष पर व्यव्ሹगर बिसंध -प्ቔ एवसं अजधक धनरमावश कवे दको स्रमानरय ्ቚवरभझू ्ቚस्रनुर करनवे पर वनम्नजलजखर शरቖኘसं कवे समार जममानर पर छकोड़ वदयमा जमाय।

1- आववेदक ववववेचनमा यमा परर्ቌर कवे दनौरमान अवभयकोजन समाቌኚयोሱ कवे समार छवेड़छमाड़ नहीሻ करवेगमा।

2- आववेदक अवभयकोजन समाव्ቌयोሱ व परवड़र/वशकमायरकरमार कको ቄኌरमायवेगमा/धमकमायवेगमा नहीሻ।

3- आववेदक न्यमायमालय कवे आदवेशोሱ कमा पमालन करवेगमा, वह परर्ቌर कवे दनौरमान वबिनमा ककोई अनमावश्यक स्रगन जलए वनयर वरजर पर न्यमायमालय मम उपणस्रर हकोगमा ररमा परर्ቌर मम ईममानदमारर सवे सहयकोग करवेगमा।

4- आववेदक जममानर पर ररहमा हकोनवे कवे बिमाद जममानर ककी स्वरसं्ቔरमा कमा दनुरूपयकोग नहीሻ करवेगमा और वकसर भर अपरमाजधक गवरववजध मम जलप नहीሻ हकोगमा न ककोई अपरमाजधक कमृत्य करवेगमा।

5- आववेदक ्ቚत्य्ቌ यमा अ्ቚत्य्ቌ रूप सवे ममामलवे कवे रथ्योሱ सवे पररवचर वकसर भर व्यव्ሹ यमा पनुजलस अजधकमाररयोሱ कको ककोई ्ቚलकोभन यमा धमककी नहीሻ दवेगमा न हर उनसवे ककोई वमायदमा करवेगमा , जजसकवे कमारर उन्हम न्यमायमालय मम रथ्योሱ कको उजमागर करनवे सवे ववरर रहनमा पड़वे।

उपरको्ሹ शरቖኘसं मम सवे वकसर कवे उलसंघन कवे ममामलवे मम , परर्ቌर न्यमायमालय आववेदक ककी जममानर वनयममाननुसमार र्ቌ करनवे कको स्वरसं्ቔ हहै। Order Date :- 16.1.2023 CP.sahani

Digitally signed by :- CHANDRA PRAKASH SAHANI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad