Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:87016 Court No. - 47 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 43964 of 2024 Applicant :- Vikrant Alias Vicky Khokar Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Ravi Prakash Mishra Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Mohd. Monis,Naushad Ahmad Hon'ble Siddharth,J. Heard Sri Satya Prakash, Advocate, holding brief of Sri Ravi Prakash Mishra, learned counsel for the applicant; Mohd. Monis, learned counsel for the informant; learned AGA for the State and perused the material placed on record. The instant bail application has been filed on behalf of the applicant, Vikrant Alias Vicky Khokar, with a prayer to release him on bail in Session Trial No.709 of 2021 (State Vs. Vikrant @ Vicky Khokar) Case Crime No. 540 of 2019, under Section 302, 506 I.P.C., P.S.- Budhana, District - Muzaffar Nagar, during pendency of trial. This is second bail application of the applicant. The first bail application of the applicant was rejected by this Court on 8.2.2021, which is not available. Learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that before the trial court, only one prosecution witness out of 20 has been examined. Fate of the trial is un-certain. The applicant is languishing in jail since 5.1.2020. Learned counsel for the informant and learned A.G.A. have opposed the prayer for bail of the applicant. Learned AGA has pointed out that the applicant has criminal history to two cases. Having considered the submissions of the parties noted above, finding force in the submissions made by the learned counsel for the applicant; keeping in view 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; larger mandate of the Article 21 of the Constitution of India, considering the dictum of Apex Court in the case of Manish Sisodia Vs. Directorate of Enforcement, 2024 LawSuit (SC) 677, considering 5-6 times overcrowding in jails over and above their capacity by under trials and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, let the applicant involved in the aforesaid crime 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 with the following conditions that :- (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) The applicant will get his attendance recorded before the Police Station Chhaprauli, District Baghpat, in the first week of every second month after he is released on bail and till the conclusion of trial. In case, of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail. Identity and residence proof of the applicant and sureties be verified by the court concerned before the bonds are accepted. The trial court is directed to conclude the trial against the applicant, as expeditiously as possible, as per Section 346 B.N.S.S./309 Cr.P.C. Order Date :- 22.5.2025 Ruchi Agrahari Digitally signed by :- RUCHI AGRAHARI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad