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SULENDRA NISHAD ALIAS SURENDRA NISHAD v. STATE OF U.P.

BAIL/44191/2024 · 2025-02-27

Krishan Pahal

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:28466 Court No. - 65 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 44191 of 2024 Applicant :- Sulendra Nishad Alias Surendra Nishad Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Sapan Kumar Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Krishan Pahal,J. 1. List has been revised. 2. Heard Sri Sapan Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Shyam Dhar Maurya, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material placed on record. 3. Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No. 854 of 2024, under Section 69 of BNS, Police Station - Gulriha, District- Gorakhpur, during the pendency of trial. 4. As per prosecution story, the applicant is stated to have established corporeal relationship with the victim on the false promise of marriage but subsequently refused to comply with the said promise of marriage and demanded Rs. 1 Lakh and a bullet motorcycle. Out of the said corporeal relationship, the applicant is stated to have impregnated her and she has given birth of a baby girl. 5. Learned counsel for the applicant has argued that the applicant is absolutely innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. He has nothing to do with the said offence as alleged in the FIR. Learned counsel has also stated that the applicant and the victim both are major. The applicant is ready to marry the victim and also ready to take care of a baby girl. 6. 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. There is no criminal history of the applicant. The applicant is languishing in jail since 10.09.2024 and he is ready to cooperate with trial. In case, the applicant is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail. 7. Per contra, learned A.G.A. has vehemently opposed the bail application but unable to dispute the submissions raised by the learned counsel for the applicant and also the fact that the applicant has no criminal history. 8. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, the evidence on record, and taking into consideration the settled law of the Supreme Court passed in Satender Kumar Antil vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and Ors., 2022 INSC 690 and Manish Sisodia vs. Directorate of Enforcement, 2024 INSC 595 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. 9. Let the applicant- Sulendra Nishad Alias Surendra Nishad, who is involved in aforementioned case 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 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./ 351BNSS 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. (iii) The applicant shall marry the victim within a span of three months from the date of his release from jail. (iv) The applicant shall deposit a sum of Rs.2,00,000/- (Rupees Two Lakhs) in the form of fixed deposit in favour of the victim within a period of one month from the date of his release from jail. 11. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail. 12. It is made clear that observations made in granting bail to the applicant shall not in any way affect the learned trial Judge in forming his independent opinion based on the testimony of the witnesses. Order Date:- 28.2.2025 Siddhant (Justice Krishan Pahal) Digitally signed by :- SIDDHANT SAHU High Court of Judicature at Allahabad