Sharafat @ Shararat Vs State of U.P. — Murder and Culpable Homicide | Allahabad HC (2023)

Sharafat @ Shararat Vs State of U.P. — Murder and Culpable Homicide | Allahabad HC (2023)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Bail application allowed: applicant Sharafat @ Shararat to be released on bail in Case Crime No. 88/2022 under Sections 302 and 201 IPC, on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties, subject to conditions (no tampering with prosecution evidence, no influencing/threatening witnesses or police, compliance with court orders and regular appearance on trial dates, no breach of bail conditions or criminal activity, no contact with witnesses); trial court at liberty to cancel the bail upon breach of any condition.

Issue for consideration

Whether the applicant, Sharafat @ Shararat, arraigned in Case Crime No. 88/2022 under Sections 302 and 201 IPC (Police Station read as 'Raniganj Sadaut', District read as 'Mau', reconstructed from garbled Hindi) and stated to be deprived of liberty since 24.02.2022, should be released on bail.

Court's answer

Considering the arguments of learned counsel for the applicant and the material on record in its entirety, and in view of the nature of the evidence, the absence of any concrete established material against the applicant and the absence of any likelihood of tampering with the available material (as discernible from garbled Hindi), the Court is of the opinion that there is a fit/proper basis to release the applicant on bail.

Ratio / Principle

The applicant is directed to be released on bail, without a written judgment, subject to conditions.

Key takeaways

The release is upon the applicant appearing before the court and furnishing a bond and two sureties of higher amount ('बॉन्ड पत्र एवं अधिक धनराशि के दो सुरक्षित प्रतिभूति', reconstructed from garbled Hindi).ratio¶¶11
Bail is granted subject to conditions: (i) the applicant shall not tamper with prosecution evidence during trial; (ii) shall not influence or threaten prosecution evidence/witnesses or police; (iii) shall comply with court orders and appear regularly in court on trial dates and honestly cooperate in the trial; (iv) shall not breach the bail conditions nor indulge in any criminal activity; (v) shall not contact the witnesses or attempt to win them over by inducement, threat or promise.ratio¶¶12
In the event of breach of any of the aforesaid conditions, the trial court shall be at liberty, in accordance with law, to take steps for cancellation of the applicant's bail (as discernible from garbled Hindi).

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Allahabad High Court (Dr. Gautam Chowdhary, J.; order dated 1.12.2023; neutral citation 2023:AHC:227677) allowed Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 53459 of 2022 filed by Sharafat @ Shararat, arraigned in Case Crime No. 88/2022 under Sections 302 and 201 IPC at a police station read as 'Raniganj Sadaut', District read as 'Mau' (reconstructed from OCR-garbled Hindi), and stated to be deprived of liberty since 24.02.2022. Counsel relied on parity with a co-accused (name garbled; reads like 'Umesh @ Arbaz') granted bail in Bail Application No. 30128/2022 vide order dated 17.11.2022, absence of criminal history, absence of any eyewitness and of external injury on the deceased as per postmortem, and on Indrani Pratim Mukerjea v. CBI, SLP (Crl.) No. 1627 of 2022, contending that prolonged incarceration of an undertrial violates Article 21 of the Constitution. The complainant's side and the State opposed, citing the deceased's viscera examination said to show poison. Holding that, on a holistic consideration of the record and the absence of any likelihood of tampering, there was a fit basis for release, the Court enlarged the applicant on bail on a personal bond with two sureties, subject to conditions (no tampering with evidence, no influencing witnesses or police, regular appearance on trial dates, no criminal activity), leaving the trial court free to cancel the bail on breach of any condition.

Neutral Citation No. - 2023:AHC:227677

Court No. - 68

Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 53459 of 2022

Applicant :- Sharafat @ Shararat Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Syed Shahnawaz Shah,Anand Ji Mishra,Kaushal Kumar Pandey Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Manoj Singh

Hon'ble Dr. Gautam Chowdhary,J.

1.वररममनदमणणणकपककररजममनरपमररनमपतआववदक शरमफरउफर शरमरर ककओरसवमम०अ०स० 88/2022, अनरर धमरम 302, 201 भम०दद०वव०, रमनमललसमडडरवट, लजलममवरठममजममनरपरममककरनवहवरम पसरमरवकयमरयमहह।

2.आववदककवववदमनअलधवकम, पररवमदडकवववदमनअलधवकमकवसहययरड ववदमनअलधवकमएवदववदमनअपरशमसककयअलधवकमकयसमनमररम पतमवलडकमपररशडलनवकयम।

आववदककवववदमनअलधवकमनवरकरपसरमरवकयमवकआववदककयइस पकररममरलरएवदफजरढदरसवझझठमफदसमयमरयमहह, उसनवकलरर अपरमधकमरररनहहवकयमहह।परमसझचनमररपयटरववलदवबरहह, इसकमकयई सममवचरसपषडकररनहहवदयमरयमहह।कलररघटनमकमकयईपतयकदशर समकडनहहहह।ममरकमकवशवववचछवदनआखयमकवअनमसमरउसकवशरडरपर कयईबमहरडचयटनहहहह।उनकमयहभडकरनहहवकमममलवकवसहअवभयमक चम उफरअरबमजककजममनर, जममनरआववदनपतसद० 30128/2022 ममइसनयमयमलयकवअनयनयमयपडठकवआदवशवद० 17.11.2022 कवदमरम सवडकमरककजमचमककहह।आववदककमवमदभडसहअवभयमककवसममनहह। उनकमयहभडकरनहहवकइसवमदसवसदबदलधरसतपरडकरकववनसरमरर ककशडघसदभमवनमनजरनहहआरहडहह।आववदककवववदमनअलधवकमनव अपनवरकरकवसमररनमम Indrani Pratim Mukerjea Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and Another passed in Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No. 1627 of 2022 to submit that prolonged incarceration of a person as an under trial is against his fundamental rights under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. ममममननडयउचचरमनयमयमलयदमरमपवरपमवदर ववलध-वयवसरमककओरनयमयमलयकमधयमनआकमषवकयम।आववदकवनदरष हहररमवहइसपकररममवद० 24.02.2022 सवकमरमरमरममवनरदहह। इसललएआववदककयजममनरपरछयडवदयमजमय।

4.पररवमदडकवववदमनअलधवकमकवसहययरडववदमनअलधवकमएवदववदमन अपरशमसककयअलधवकमनवआववदककवजममनरकमपबलववरयधकररवहहए रकरपसरमरवकयमवकममरकमकवववसरमररपयटरममजहरपमयमजमनमअदवकर हह।आववदकदमरमकमरररअपरमधस द जवयएवदरदभडरपकमवरकमहह, इसललए

आववदककयजममनरपरनछयडमजमय।

5.आववदककव ववदमनअलधवकमकव रकरदकव पररपवकयममपतमवलडपर उपलबधसमरवमनरथययएवदपररणसरवरययकमसमगरपसवअवलयकनकरनव कवबमद, सबझरयककपकमवरऔरवकसडभडठयसववरयधमतमकसममगडकक अनमपणसरवरएवदउपलबधसममगडसवछवडछमडककसदभमवनमनहयनवकवरथय कयदवखरवहहएमवरडरमयममआववदककयजममनरपरममककरनवकमउपयमक आधमरहह। 6. अरतवमदकवरमर-दयषपरवबनमकयईवटपपरडवकएहहएआववदककय उपरयकववर अपरमधममसदबदलधरनयमयमलयककसदरमवषपरवयवकररबदधपतएवदअलधकधनरमवशकव दयसरमनडयपवरभझपसरमरकरनवपर वनमनलललखरशररदकवसमरजममनर परछयडवदयमजमय।

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Order Date :- 1.12.2023 CP.sahani

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