Mohjiv @ Maujim Vs State of U.P. and 3 Others — Child Sexual Offences (POCSO) | Allahabad HC (2023)

Mohjiv @ Maujim Vs State of U.P. and 3 Others — Child Sexual Offences (POCSO) | Allahabad HC (2023)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Applicant Mohjiv @ Maujim released on bail in Case Crime No. 184 of 2022 (Sections 363, 366, 376, 511 IPC and 4/18 POCSO Act, District Pilibhit) on furnishing a personal bond and two local sureties of heavy amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned, subject to five conditions (no tampering with prosecution witnesses during trial/inquiry; no intimidation or threatening of parties or the victim/complainant; compliance with court orders and regular attendance; no misuse of liberty of bail or involvement in criminal activity; no inducement, threat or conversation with any person or police officer acquainted with the case facts to dissuade them from disclosing facts in court); upon breach of any condition the trial court is free to cancel the bail.

Issue for consideration

Whether the applicant (Mohjiv @ Maujim) should be released on bail in Case Crime No. 184 of 2022 under Sections 363, 366, 376, 511 IPC and Section 4/18 POCSO Act, District Pilibhit.

Court's answer

Having considered the arguments of learned counsel for the applicant and the learned Addl. Government Advocate, and on a comprehensive review of the material on record and circumstances, and in view of the nature of the offences, the absence of any hard contradictory material and the absence of any likelihood of tampering with the available material, the court held there is appropriate ground to release the applicant on bail.

Ratio / Principle

The applicant is to be released on bail in the aforesaid offence, without any comment on the merits of the case, on furnishing a personal bond and two local sureties of heavy amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned, subject to the enumerated conditions.

Key takeaways

In case of breach of any of the bail conditions, the trial court shall be free to cancel the applicant's bail in accordance with the rules.ratio¶17

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Allahabad High Court (Dr. Gautam Chowdhary, J.), 28-03-2023: Bail application of Mohjiv @ Maujim in Case Crime No. 184 of 2022 under Sections 363, 366, 376, 511 IPC and Section 4/18 POCSO Act, District Pilibhit, allowed. Counsel for the applicant argued false implication, prosecution case founded on embellished and cocktail facts, absence of date and time of the incident in the FIR, unexplained delay, and mutual contradiction between the victim's statements under Sections 161 and 164 CrPC — the Section 164 statement recording that she was carried away by four accused and married the applicant, with no wrongful act attributed to the other accused, indicating a consenting party; the applicant was stated to be innocent and in jail since 30-10-2022. The State opposed, urging a cognizable and serious offence. On overall review, considering the nature of the offences, the absence of hard contradictory material and the absence of likelihood of tampering, the Court held there was appropriate ground for release and admitted the applicant to bail on a personal bond and two local sureties of heavy amount, to the satisfaction of the court concerned, subject to five conditions (non-tampering, non-intimidation, compliance and attendance, non-misuse of liberty, non-inducement of witnesses/police), with liberty to the trial court to cancel bail on breach; no comment was made on the merits.

Court No. - 78

Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 6519 of 2023

Applicant :- Mohjiv @ Maujim Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Applicant :- Pradeep Kumar Singh,Jitendra Pal Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

Hon'ble Dr. Gautam Chowdhary,J.

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