Allahabad High Court
Umesh Singh vs State Of U.P. on 2 May, 2023
Bench: Krishan Pahal
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
?Court No. - 83
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 438 CR.P.C. No. - 4925 of 2023
Applicant :- Umesh Singh
Opposite Party :- State of U.P.
Counsel for Applicant :- Shadab Alam
Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Krishan Pahal,J.
1. List has been revised.
2. Heard Sri Shadab Alam, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Nitin Kesharwani, learned A.G.A. for the State as well as perused the record.
3. The present anticipatory bail application has been filed on behalf of the applicant in Case Crime No.599 of 2022, registered under Sections 3/5A/8 Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, 11(1) of Prevention of Cruelty to Animal Act, at Police Station Jiyanpur, District Azamgarh with a prayer to enlarge him on anticipatory bail.
4. As per prosecution story, one pickup vehicle no.UP 44 BT 0774 was intercepted by the police on 29.9.2022 and four animals belonging to cow progeny were recovered from it.
5. Learned counsel for the applicant has stated that he has been falsely implicated in this case owing to his ownership of the said vehicle no.UP 44 BT 0774. The applicant has nothing to do with the said offence. The offence committed, if any, is by the driver Tufail Ahmad and the applicant has no vicarious liability for the criminal act committed by his driver as the applicant had given the said vehicle on rent to him. Learned counsel has stated that no offence under the Cow Slaughter Act is made out, if any offence made out is against co-accused person under the Prevention of Animals Cruelty Act. The applicant has no criminal history to his credit. Several other submissions have been made on behalf of the applicant to demonstrate the falsity of the allegations made against him. The circumstances which, as per counsel, led to the false implication of the applicant have also been touched upon at length. The applicant has apprehension of his arrest. Learned counsel for the applicant undertakes that he has co-operated in the investigation and is ready to do so in trial also failing which the State can move appropriate application for cancellation of anticipatory bail.
6. Per contra, learned A.G.A. has vehemently opposed the anticipatory bail application but unable to dispute the submissions raised by the learned counsel for the applicant.
7. On due consideration to the arguments advanced by learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned A.G.A. and considering the nature of accusations and antecedents of the applicant, the applicant is liable to be enlarged on anticipatory bail in view of the judgment of Supreme Court in the case of "Sushila Aggarwal Vs. State (NCT of Delhi), (2020) 5 SCC 1". The future contingencies regarding the anticipatory bail being granted to applicant shall also be taken care of as per the aforesaid judgment of the Apex Court.
8. In view of the above, the anticipatory bail application of the applicant is allowed. Let the accused-applicant- Umesh Singh be released forthwith in the aforesaid case crime (supra) on anticipatory bail till the conclusion of trial on furnishing a personal and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions:-
(i). that the applicant shall make himself available for interrogation by a police officer as and when required;
(ii). 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 or tamper with the evidence;
(iii). that the applicant shall not leave India without the previous permission of the court;
(iv). that in case charge-sheet is submitted the applicant shall not tamper with the evidence during the trial;
(v). that the applicant shall not pressurize/ intimidate the prosecution witness;
(vi). that the applicant shall appear before the trial court on each date fixed unless personal presence is exempted;
(vii). that in case of breach of any of the above conditions the court below shall have the liberty to cancel the bail.
9. It is made clear that observations made hereinabove are exclusively for deciding the instant anticipatory bail application and shall not affect the trial.
[Krishan Pahal, J.]
Order Date :- 2.5.2023
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