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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:66602 Court No. - 65 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 46992 of 2024 Applicant :- Rohit Jaiswal Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Nanhe Lal Tripathi,Phool Singh Yadav Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Krishan Pahal,J.
1. List has been revised.
2. Heard Sri Nanhe Lal Tripathi, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Arun Kumar Mishra, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material placed on record.
3. Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No.326 of 2024, under Sections 69 and 89 B.N.S., Police Station Zamania, District Ghazipur, 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 and had impregnated her. When the victim informed the applicant about her pregnancy, he is stated to have got the said pregnancy terminated, thereby refused to comply with the said promise of marriage.
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. The allegations are per se false. The victim admittedly is major aged about 20 years old as per FIR. The FIR does not mention any date and time of offence committed with the victim. Learned counsel has further stated that the victim is a consenting party.
6. Learned counsel for the applicant has also argued that there is no clinching evidence to suggest that the applicant misled the victim from the beginning. The informant has converted a failed consensual physical relationship into a criminal case. The criminal history of one case assigned to the applicant stands explained. The applicant is languishing in jail since 18.11.2024 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. Learned A.G.A. has vehemently opposed the bail application.
8. The Supreme Court in Prabhakar Tewari vs. State of U.P. And Another, 2020 (11) SCC 648 has observed that pendency of several criminal cases against an accused itself cannot be a basis for refusal of bail, if otherwise his case for bail is made out.
9. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case,
submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, the evidence on record, taking into consideration the fact that there is no date and time of offence mentioned in the FIR and also taking into
consideration the judgments of the Supreme Court passed in Pramod Suryabhan Pawar vs. State of Maharashtra and Another, 2019 (9) SCC 608 and Ansaar Mohammad vs. State of Rajasthan and Another, 2022 SCC OnLine SC 886 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.
10. Let the applicant- Rohit Jaiswal, 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./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.
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 :- 29.4.2025 (Ravi Kant) (Justice Krishan Pahal) Digitally signed by :- RAVI KANT High Court of Judicature at Allahabad