Allahabad High Court
Tara Singh @ Taraiyya vs State Of U.P. on 27 February, 2023
Bench: Siddharth
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
?Court No. - 73
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 38240 of 2022
Applicant :- Tara Singh @ Taraiyya
Opposite Party :- State of U.P.
Counsel for Applicant :- Kamlesh Kumar Dwivedi
Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Siddharth,J.
Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.G.A. for the State.
This is second bail application. First bail application of the applicant was rejected by coordinate bench of this court, which is not available.
Learned counsel for the applicant submits that while rejecting first bail application, trial court was directed to conclude the trial as per provisions contained in Section 309 Cr.P.C within a further period of six months from the date of production of certified copy of this order. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the court below has noted in the order dated 05.02.2020 that the order of this court has been filed before it but till date only one prosecution witness has been examined.
Learned AGA has opposed the prayer for bail but could not dispute the above submissions. He has further pointed out that the applicant has 22 criminal history.
After hearing rival contentions this court finds that the applicant is in jail since 08.05.2012 and has long criminal history. The trial is likely to be not concluded in near future.
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 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, Tara Singh @ Taraiyya, involved in Case Crime No.136 of 2012 (SST No.206 of 2012), under Sections 394, 302, 412 I.P.C, Police Station Fatehabad, District- Agra 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 misuse the liberty of bail during trial and in order to secure his presence, proclamation under Section 82 Cr.P.C. is issued and the applicants fail 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.
(vi) Applicant will report his presence before police station Rajakhera, District Dholpur (Rajasthan) in first week of every month after he is released on bail and till the conclusion of trial. He will also produce the evidence of his presence before the police station Dholpur before the trial court, Agra, on every date.
In case of breach of any of the above conditions, the complainant is free to move an application for cancellation of bail before this court.
Identity and residence proof of the applicant and sureties be verified by the court concerned before the bonds are accepted.
Order Date :- 27.2.2023
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