NOORJAHAN v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME DEPTT. LKO.
BAIL/8965/2024 · 2025-01-30
Rajesh Singh Chauhan
body2025
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:6610 Court No. - 11 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 8965 of 2024 Applicant :- Noorjahan Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. Counsel for Applicant :- Rama Kant Dixit Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Rajesh Singh Chauhan,J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and the learned AGA for the State.
2. The present applicant is in jail since 06.06.2024 in case crime no. 61 of 2024, under Sections 302, 201 of IPC at P.S. Ranipur District Bahraich.
3. Learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that the present applicant has been falsely implicated in this case as she has not committed any offence as alleged in the prosecution story so narrated in the First Information Report (in short F.I.R.). Attention has been drawn towards the impugned FIR, which has been lodged against the unknown persons and no allegations of any kind whatsoever has been levelled against the present applicant. During the course of the investigation, it emerged that the present applicant was having illicit relation with Subhan Ahmed and both the present applicant and Subhan Ahmed killed his son for the reason that his son was objecting on such relation. On the joint pointing out “chapper" has been recovered. There is no eye witness account or last seen evidence. The allegation of the prosecution are false and misconceived. The present applicant being a lady may be given the benefit of section 437 CrPC. The present applicant is having no previous criminal history. She undertakes that she shall co- operate in the trial proceedings properly and shall not misuse the liberty of bail, if so granted and shall abide by all terms and conditions of bail order.
4. Per contra, learned Additional Government Advocate has opposed the aforesaid prayer of learned counsel for the applicant but he could not disputed the aforesaid contention of
learned counsel for the applicant.
5. Without entering into merits of the issue, considering the
arguments of learned counsel for the parties, the contents and allegations of the F.I.R., other material available on record, no specific role has been attributed to the present applicant, the undertaking of the present applicant that she shall co-operate in the trial proceedings properly, the fact that she being a lady she
may be given the benefit of Section 437 CrPC, I am of the view that the present applicant may be released on bail. 6. Let the present applicant (Noorjahan) be released on bail in the aforesaid case crime number on her furnishing a personal bond of Rs.50,000/- with two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions:- (i) The applicant shall file an undertaking to the effect that she 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. (ii) The applicant shall remain present before the trial court on each date fixed, either personally or through her counsel. In case of her absence, without sufficient cause, the trial court may proceed against her under Section 229-A of the Indian Penal Code. (iii) In case, the applicant misuses the liberty of bail during trial and in order to secure her presence proclamation under Section 82 Cr.P.C. is issued and the applicant fails to appear before the court on the date fixed in such proclamation, then, the trial court shall initiate proceedings against her, in accordance with law, under Section 174-A of the Indian Penal Code. (iv) 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 her in accordance with law. 7.
7. It is made clear that since the present applicant has been granted bail considering the fact that she is a lady and no specific role has been attributed to the present applicant and she being a lady is given the benefit of Section 437 Cr.P.C., therefore, the parity of this order may not be claimed by the other co-accused persons. 8. In view of the aforesaid terms, the bail application is allowed.
Order Date :- 30.1.2025 Anurag Digitally signed by :- ANURAG SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- ANURAG SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench