Allahabad High Court
Ram Kumar vs State Of U.P. And 3 Others on 21 December, 2022
Bench: Siddharth
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
?Court No. - 51
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 55349 of 2022
Applicant :- Ram Kumar
Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others
Counsel for Applicant :- Virendra Singh
Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Siddharth,J.
Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.G.A for the State.
Learned A.G.A has given statement that notice has been served on the informant but no one has turned up to oppose this bail application.
There is allegation against the applicant of abduction of a minor girl after entering into the house and commission of offence of gang rape and sexual harassment in the FIR.
Counsel for the applicant submits that the offence is alleged to have taken place in an open field. There is no injury found on the body of the injured regarding the alleged offence. Doctor has not given any opinion of rape. The victim had affair with co-accused, Sachin, who was caught on the spot and later final report has been submitted in his favour with regard to the incident dated 18.03.2022. FIR was lodged on 20.03.2022. The victim in her statement has stated that there is dispute between the family members of the applicant and the informant and hence it is clear that it is a case of false implication. The applicant is a married man having three children. He is in jail since 31.07.2022 and has no criminal history to his credit.
On the other hand learned A.G.A has opposed the prayer for bail.
Keeping in view the nature of the offence, evidence, complicity of the accused, submissions of the learned counsel for the parties, 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, the Court is of the view that the applicant has made out a case for bail. The bail application is allowed.
Let the applicant, Ram Kumar, involved in Case Crime No. 81 of 2022, under Sections- 452, 354(Kha), 363, 376(D) IPC and Section 5/6 and 7/8 of POCSO Act, Police Station- Sadh, District- Kanpur 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 subject to following conditions. Further, before issuing the release order, the sureties be verified.
(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 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.
(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, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail.
Identity, status and residence proof of the applicant and sureties be verified by the court concerned before the bonds are accepted.
Order Date :- 21.12.2022
Rohit
