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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:86536 Court No. - 67 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 40645 of 2024 Applicant :- Surjeet Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Mukesh Kumar,Narayan Swaroop Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Chandra Dhari Singh,J.
1. The instant bail application under Section 483 of B.N.S.S. has been filed on behalf of applicant for bail in Case Crime No. 253 of 2024, under Sections 309(6), 317(2) B.N.S., Police Station - Aliganj District - Etah.
2. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the applicant has submitted that applicant is innocent person and has not committed any offence as alleged in the F.I.R. It is further submitted that applicant has been falsely implicated in the instant case due to ulterior motive. There is no motive to commit the alleged offence. It is further submitted that one mobile has been recovered from possession of applicant. Recovery which has been shown by the investigating agency, is disputed by applicant as there is no eye- witness of the alleged recovery. It is also submitted that applicant is the man of clean antecedents and he has no previous criminal history. Applicant is languishing in jail since 06.10.2024.
3. Taking into consideration the aforesaid facts, it is prayed by
learned counsel appearing on behalf of applicant that applicant may be released on bail in the aforesaid crime. It is undertaken by
learned counsel for the applicant that applicant shall abide by all terms and conditions as imposed by this Court.
4. Per contra, Sri Vijay Kumar Rathi, learned counsel holding brief for the State vehemently opposed the bail application of
applicant, but he has not contradicted the facts as stated by learned counsel for the applicant during arguments.
5. Heard Sri Sohit Prakash Sharma, Advocate, holding brief of Sri Narayan Swaroop, learned counsel appearing on behalf of applicant, Sri Vijay Kumar Rathi, learned counsel holding brief for the State, perused the contents made in bail application and material available on record.
6. I have gone through the contents made in the bail application as well as the documents appended with the bail application and perused the affidavit; recovery memo is disputed as there is no eye-witness of the alleged recovery; there is no previous criminal history against the applicant; applicant is languishing in jail more than 6-7 months, there is no possibility of completion of trial in near future and there is no material brought by learned AGA to establish that if applicant would be enlarged on bail he will influence the trial or the witnesses.
7. Taking into consideration all the entirety of the matter as discussed above, without expressing any finding or opinion on merits of the case, the applicant is releasing on bail. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed.
8. Let the applicant - Surjeet, who is involved in aforementioned case crime be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 50,000/- (Fifty Thousand) 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 evidence. (ii) The applicant shall remain present, in person, before the Trial Court on dates fixed for (1) opening of the case, (2) framing of
charge and (3) recording of statement under Section 313 Cr.P.C./351 B.N.S.S. 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.
9. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail.
Order Date :- 21.5.2025 VS (Chandra Dhari Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- VIBHA SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad