Allahabad High Court
Sangam vs State Of U.P. And 3 Others on 13 February, 2023
Bench: Siddharth
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
?Court No. - 73
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 56150 of 2022
Applicant :- Sangam
Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others
Counsel for Applicant :- Mithilesh Kumar Shukla
Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Ram Krishna Koli
Hon'ble Siddharth,J.
Counter affidavit filed by the learned counsel for the informant is taken on record.
Heard Shri Mithilesh Kumar Shukla, learned counsel for the applicant; Shri Ram Krishan Koli, learned counsel for the informant and learned A.G.A.
The instant bail application has been filed on behalf of the applicant, Sangam , with a prayer to release him on bail in Case Crime No. 721 of 2022, under Section 376 IPC 3/4 POCSO Act and section 3(2)5 of S.C./S.T. Act Police Station North, District- Firozabad, during pendency of trial.
There is allegation against the applicant of committing offence of rape against the minor girl, penetrative sexual assault besides offence under section 3(2) 5 of S.C./S.T. Act. Learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that victim has falsely implicated the applicant in this case because the elder daughter of informant, the deponent of affidavit in the application, solemnized the marriage with the applicant and both are living as husband and wife.The applicant and elder daughter of the informant appeared before this court and got the order of protection vide order dated 28.9.2022 passed in Writ-C No. 27770 of 2022.The victim is the younger sister of the deponent.The First Information Report was lodged after 23 days of the incident against the applicant because victim wanted to marry the applicant. As per medical report of the victim no injury was found on her body.It is further submitted that with regard to the same incident an application under section 156(3) Cr.p.c.was filed. As per statement of the victim under section 164 Cr.P.C. she is aged about 16 years. The applicant is in jail since 7.10.2022.He had no prior criminal history.
Learned A.G.A. and learned counsel for the informant have opposed the bail prayer of the applicant but could not dispute the aforesaid facts.
Keeping in view the nature of the offence, evidence, complicity of the accused; submissions of the learned counsel for the parties noted above; finding force in the submissions made by the learned counsel for the applicant; keeping view the uncertainty regarding conclusion of trial; one sided investigation by police, ignoring the case of accused side; applicant being under-trial having fundamental right to speedy trial; larger mandate of the Article 21 of the Constitution of India; considering the dictum of Apex Court in the 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; 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 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.
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.
4. That 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;
5. The applicant shall file an undertaking to the effect that he shall not seek any adjournment on the dates fixed for evidence and 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 to ensure presence of the applicant.
6. 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 default of this condition is deliberate or without sufficient cause, then it shall be open for the trial court to treat such default as abuse of liberty of his 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.
Order Date :- 13.2.2023
Atul kr. sri.
