Allahabad High Court
Ramnath Sharma vs State Of U.P. And Another on 2 May, 2024
Author: Shekhar Kumar Yadav
Bench: Shekhar Kumar Yadav
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
?Neutral Citation No. - 2024:AHC:78876
Court No. - 74
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 438 CR.P.C. No. - 3856 of 2024
Applicant :- Ramnath Sharma
Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another
Counsel for Applicant :- Santosh Kumar Mishra,Vinay Kumar Mishra
Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Shekhar Kumar Yadav,J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned Additional Government Advocate for the State as well as perused the record.
2. This anticipatory bail application (under section 438 Cr.P.C.) has been moved seeking bail in Case Crime No.65 of 2024, under Sections 376, 504, 506 I.P.C., P.S.- AIMS, District- Gorakhpur.
3. As per allegation made in the FIR, the informant is resident o Mohalla Nanda nagar, Kudaghat, Gorakhpur and she lived in the rented house along with her children and doing private job and the applicant, who is resident of village-Thuthi, Kushinagar, is also residing in Gorakhpur doing work. It is allege that she meet with the applicant and the applicant has given allorance to her for providing service and living with her by giving false allorance made physical relation.
4. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the present case. The victim is a married lady. He submits that the applicant is also a married man. There are major contradiction in the statement of the victim recorded under Sections 161 & 164 Cr.P.C. The victim is a consensual party and as such, no offence under Section 376 IPC is made out against the applicant. The applicant has no criminal history. Learned counsel for the applicant further submits that applicant has apprehension of imminent arrest and in case, applicant is released on anticipatory bail, he will not misuse the liberty and would co-operate with the trial.
5. On the other hand, learned AGA has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the applicant.
6. Hence, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case and considering the submission of learned counsel for the parties, statement of the victim and as parties are consenting party, therefore, no offence under Section 376 I.P.C. is made out against the applicant, the applicant is directed to be enlarged on anticipatory bail as per the Constitution Bench judgment of the Apex Court in the case of Sushila Aggarwal vs. State (NCT of Delhi)- 2020 SCC Online SC 98. The future contingencies regarding anticipatory bail being granted to applicant shall also be taken care of as per the aforesaid judgment of the Apex Court.
7. In the event of arrest, the applicant shall be released on anticipatory bail. Let the applicant- Ramnath Sharma, involved in the aforesaid case crime be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing a personal bond of Rs.50,000/- with two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the trial court concerned with the following conditions:-
(i) The applicant shall co-operate with the Investigating Officer during investigation and shall report to the Investigating Officer as and when required for the purpose of conducting investigation.
(ii) 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.
(iii) The applicant shall not leave the country during the currency of trial without prior permission from the concerned trial Court.
(iv) The applicant shall surrender his passport, if any, to the concerned Court forthwith. His passport will remain in custody of the concerned Court.
(v) 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.
(vi) In case, the applicant misuses the liberty of bail, the Court concerned may take appropriate action in accordance with law and judgment of Apex Court in the case of Sushila Aggarwal vs. State (NCT of Delhi)- 2020 SCC Online SC 98.
(vii) 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 his in accordance with law.
8. In default or misuse of any of the conditions, the Public Prosecutor/ Investigating Officer/ first informant-complainant is at liberty to file appropriate application for cancellation of anticipatory bail granted to the applicant.
9. With the aforesaid observations/ directions, the application stands allowed.
Order Date :- 2.5.2024
Krishna*
