The High Court allowed bail to Sugriv in Special Sessions Trial No.10 of 2018 involving offences under IPC. The court relied on overcrowding, lack of merit opinion on facts, parity with a released co-accused, and constitutional mandates.
Release on bail by furnishing personal bond with two sureties
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Court No. - 73
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 55844 of 2022
Applicant :- Sugriv Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Raj Kumar Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Siddharth,J.
Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned AGA for the State.
The instant bail application has been filed on behalf of the applicant, Sugriv, with a prayer to release him on bail in Special Sessions Trial No.10 of 2018, Case Crime No.166 of 2017, under Sections 147, 148, 149, 307, 302, 34, 427, 504 IPC and section 12/14 D.A.A. Act, Police Station Manikpuir, DistrictChitrakoot, during pendency of trial.
The co-accused, Gudda Kol , has been enlarged on bail in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No.33609 of 2018. The prayer for release of the applicant on bail on the ground of parity has been made. The applicant is languishing in jail since 25.08.2017 and has criminal history of five cases.
Learned AGA has opposed the prayer for bail of the applicant.
Keeping in view the nature of the offence, evidence, complicity of the accused; submissions of the learned counsel for the parties noted above; finding force in the submissions made by the learned counsel for the applicant; keeping view the uncertainty regarding conclusion of trial; one sided investigation by police, ignoring the case of accused side; applicant being under trial having fundamental right to speedy trial; larger mandate of the Article 21 of the Constitution of India, considering 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 recent judgment dated 11.07.2022 of the Apex Court in the case of Satendra Kumar Antil vs. C.B.I., passed in S.L.P (Crl.) No. 5191 of 2021 and considering 5-6 times overcrowding in jails over and above their capacity by the under trials and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case and considering the fact that the identically placed co-accused has already been released on bail by this Court, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the Court is of the view that it is a fit case for bail. The bail application is allowed.
Let the applicant involved in the aforesaid 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 with the following conditions that :-
(i) The applicant shall not tamper with the evidence or threaten the witnesses.
(ii) 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.
(iii) The applicant shall remain present before the Trial Court on each date fixed, either personally or as directed by the Court. In case of his absence, without sufficient cause, the Trial Court may proceed against him under Section 229-A of the Indian Penal Code.
(iv) In case the applicant misuse the liberty of bail during trial and in order to secure his presence, proclamation under Section 82 Cr.P.C. is issued and the applicants fail 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.
(v) 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.
In case of breach of any of the above conditions, the complainant is free to move an application for cancellation of bail before this court.
Identity, status and residence proof of the applicant and sureties be verified by the court concerned before the bonds are accepted.
Order Date :- 7.2.2023 SS
Digitally signed by :- SURENDAR SINGH NARANG High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
2 issues framed by the court
Whether bail should be granted to the applicant given the nature of offences and pendency of trial.
Whether the dual release of identically placed co-accused warrants parity relief.
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Siddharth
Surender Singh Narang
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