Criminal Misc. Bail Application allowed. Applicant Karan Ojha granted bail due to parity with co-accused released on bail. Conditions include undertaking not to tamper with evidence or witnesses.
Release of applicant on bail on furnishing personal bond and two sureties with specific undertaking conditions.
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Neutral Citation No. - 2024:AHC-LKO:6140
Court No. - 14
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 432 of 2024
Applicant :- Karan Ojha Opposite Party :- The State Of U.P. Thru. Prin.Secy. Home Counsel for Applicant :- Anand Prakash Pandey,Dr.Surya Prakash Mishra Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Karunesh Singh Pawar,J.
Heard learned counsel for the accused-applicant as well as learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record.
Learned counsel for accused-applicant while pressing the bail application submits that the accused-applicant has been falsely implicated in the instant case as well as in the three cases mentioned in the gang chart. In all three cases mentioned in the gang chart, he has been released on bail. The bail orders are on record as Annexure No. 3, 4 and 5 to the bail application. Apart from the cases mentioned in the gang chart, there is no other case pending against the accused applicant.
It has been further submitted that the co-accused Hari Narayan Jaiwal and Vikrant Mani Mishra @ Pintu have been enlarged on bail by the coordinate Bench of this Court vide orders dated 13.09.2023 and 06.12.2023 passed in CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION Nos. - 11163 of 2023 and 14129 of 2023. Learned counsel for the applicant claims parity with the orders of the co-accused persons.
It has been further submitted that applicant is in jail since 09.11.2023 and if facility of bail is granted, there is no apprehension that he will flee from the judicial process and he will abide by the orders passed by the Court below and will cooperate in speedy trial of the case.
Learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for bail but has not disputed the factual submissions made by the learned counsel for the accused-applicant.
On due consideration to the fact that in the cases mentioned in the gang chart, he has been enlarged on bail; co-accused persons Hari Narayan Jaiwal and Vikrant Mani Mishra @ Pintu have been enlarged on bail and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, I find it to be a fit case for enlarging
the applicant on bail on the ground of parity.
Accordingly, the bail application is allowed.
Let the applicant, Karan Ojha, involved in Case Crime/FIR No. 145/2023, under Sections 3(1) of U.P. Gangster and Anti Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986, Police Station - Malipur, District - Ambedkar Nagar, 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 which are being imposed in the interest of justice:-
(i) The applicant will not tamper with the evidence during the trial.
(ii) The applicant will not pressurize/ intimidate the prosecution witness.
(iii) The applicant shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence.
(iv) 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.
(v) The applicant shall submit an undertaking on affidavit in terms of Section 19 (4) of the U.P. Gangster and Anti Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986 that he will not indulge in any case for or misuse the liberty of bail.
(vi) The applicant shall remain present before the trial court on each date fixed, either personally or through his counsel. In case of his absence, without sufficient cause, the trial court may proceed against him under Section 229-A of the Indian Penal Code.
(vii) In case, the applicant 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 of the Indian Penal Code.
Order Date :- 19.1.2024/R.C.
Digitally signed by :- RAM CHANDER YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the applicant is eligible for bail on the ground of parity with co-accused released earlier.
4 provisions across 3 enactments
Karan Ojha
Karanesh Singh Pawar
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