Allahabad High Court
Ajay Kumar vs State Of U.P. on 11 April, 2023
Bench: Vivek Kumar Singh
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
?Court No. - 86
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 57048 of 2022
Applicant :- Ajay Kumar
Opposite Party :- State of U.P.
Counsel for Applicant :- Avinash Kumar Gautam,Janardan Prasad Tripathi
Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Sarthak Singh
Hon'ble Vivek Kumar Singh,J.
Heard Sri Avinash Kumar Gautam and Sri Janardan Prasad Tripathi, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Sarthak Singh, learned counsel for the complainant and Sri Mithlesh Kumar, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record.
The instant bail application has been filed on behalf of the applicant with a prayer to release him on bail in Case Crime No.224 of 2022, under Sections 307 I.P.C., P.S. Hathras, District Hathras.
Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that applicant is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case; the applicant has not committed the offence in question. No motive has been assigned to the applicant; the injury report of the injured is of a private hospital; nothing has been recovered from possession of applicant; there is no independent witness of the alleged recovery. The applicant has no criminal history. Moreover, there is no prospect of trial of the present case being concluded in near future. The applicant is languishing in jail since 2.8.2022 and in case he is enlarged on bail he will not misuse the liberty of bail and co-operate in trial.
Learned counsel for the complainant and learned A.G.A. have opposed the bail prayer of the applicant.
Considering the entire facts and circumstances of the case, submissions of learned counsel for the parties and keeping in view the nature of offence, evidence, complicity of accused and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case and the law laid down by the Apex Court in Satendra Kumar Antil Vs. C.B.I. & Another, passed in S.L.P.(Crl.) No. 5191 of 2021, the Court is of the view that the applicant has made out a case for bail. The bail application is allowed.
Let the applicant, Ajay Kumar, who is involved in the aforesaid case crime, be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond and two sureties (one should be of a family member) 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.
1. The applicant shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence by intimidating/ pressurizing the witnesses, during the investigation or trial.
2. The applicant shall cooperate in the trial sincerely without seeking any adjournment.
3. The applicant shall not indulge in any criminal activity or commission of any crime after being released on bail.
In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail.
However, it is directed that the trial of the aforesaid case pending before the concerned court below be concluded expeditiously, preferably within eight months in accordance with Section 309 Cr.P.C. and in view of principle as has been laid down in the recent judgment of Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Vinod Kumar v. State of Punjab reported in 2015 (3) SCC 220 and Hussain and Another v. Union of India; 2017 (5) SCC 702, if there is no legal impediment.
Order Date :- 11.4.2023
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