Allowed

Pawan Jaiswal v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko and 4 Others

Allahabad HC10 Jan 2024/2159/2023

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What is this about?

The High Court allowed an appeal filed by Pawan Jaiswal against the rejection of his bail application. The court held the appeal had substance because the evidence showed the appellant's brother drove the vehicle involved in the dispute.

What did the court decide?

Appellant released on bail under personal bond with two sureties subject to undertaking not to seek adjournments and appear personally in court.

Pawan Jaiswal Vs State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home… — Bail and Remand | Allahabad HC (2024)

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Neutral Citation No. - 2024:AHC-LKO:3299

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Court No. - 13

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Case :- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 2159 of 2023

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Appellant :- Pawan Jaiswal Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko And 4 Others Counsel for Appellant :- Niyaj Ahmad Counsel for Respondent :- G.A.,Ghulam Mohammad Kamil

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Hon'ble Rajeev Singh,J.

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Heard learned counsel for the appellant, learned A.G.A. for the State and learned counsel appearing for the complainant.

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The present appeal has been filed under Section 14-A (2) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act, 1989 against the impugned order dated 10.7.2023 passed by Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Ambedkar Nagar in Bail Application No. 697 of 2023 arising out of F.I.R. No. 135 of 2023, under Sections 304, 336 I.P.C. and Section 3(2)(v) of SC/ST Act, P.S. Baskhari District Ambedkar Nagar.

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Learned counsel for the appellant submits that appellant has been falsely implicated in the present case only being brother of Pankaj Jaiswal. He further submits that as per the prosecution story, vehicle in question was driven by Pankaj Jaiswal but all these facts were not considered by the court below at the time of rejecting the bail application of the appellant. It is, thus, submitted that appellant, who is in jail since 30.04.2023, is entitled for bail and the impugned order is liable to be set aside.

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Learned A.G.A. as well as learned counsel for the complainant vehemently oppose the prayer of the appellant and submit that there was a common intention of all the accused persons but they do not dispute the fact that alleged vehicle in question was driven by Pankaj Jaiswal.

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Considering the arguments advanced by the learned counsel for the appellant-applicant, learned A.G.A., learned counsel for the complainant and going through the contents of the appeal, impugned order, F.I.R. as well as other

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relevant documents, it is evident that as the vehicle in question was driven by Pankaj Jaiswal for picking and dropping some article and dispute was taken place in between Mahendra and Pankaj Jaiswal.

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In view of above facts and circumstances as also keeping in view the fact that the trial of the case is not likely to be concluded in near future, the appeal has substance and it is accordingly, allowed .

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Order dated 10.7.2023 passed by Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Ambedkar Nagar in Bail Application No. 697 of 2023 arising out of F.I.R. No. 135 of 2023, under Sections 304, 336 I.P.C. I.P.C. and Section 3(2)(v) of SC/ST Act, P.S. Baskhari District Ambedkar Nagar, is hereby set aside.

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Let appellant-applicant, Pawan Jaiswal , be released on bail in the aforesaid case crime number on his furnishing personal bond and two reliable sureties each of the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned subject to following additional conditions :-

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(i) The appellant shall file an undertaking to the effect that he will 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.

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(ii) The appellant shall remain present before the trial court on each date fixed, either personally or through their counsel. In case of his absence, without sufÏcient cause, the trial court may proceed against him under Section 229-A of the Indian Penal Code.

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(iii) In case, the appellant misuses the liberty of bail during trial and in order to secure his presence, proclamation under Section 82 Cr.P.C. is issued and the applicant fails 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

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of the Indian Penal Code.

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(iv) The appellant shall remain present, in person, before the trial court on the dates fixed for 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 sufÏcient 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.

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Order Date :- 10.1.2024

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Gaurav/-

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Digitally signed by :- GAURAV PAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench

Pawan Jaiswal v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko and 4 Others

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