Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:32703 Court No. - 65 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 4309 of 2025 Applicant :- Arish Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- C.D.Mishra Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Sudhir Kumar Agarwal Hon'ble Krishan Pahal,J. 1. List has been revised. 2. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material placed on record. 3. Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No.97 of 2024, under Sections 64, 115(2), 351(3) B.N.S., Police Station Sikheda, District Muzaffarnagar, during the pendency of trial. 4. As per prosecution story, the applicant is stated to have barged into the house of the informant in the night of 25.09.2024 when she was sleeping alongwith her two daughtes and had committed rape with her by gagging her mouth. The victim is stated to have raised alarm, as such, the applicant had hit her with fist thereby rendering her unconscious. 5. Learned counsel for the applicant has argued that the applicant is absolutely innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. The FIR is delayed by about 11 days and there is no explanation of the said delay caused. The injury report does not corroborate the prosecution story. It indicates that she had sustained certain injuries, which was 10-15 days old. The prosecution story stands falsified from the fact that the victim has stated that her two daughters were also sleeping by her side, while they are not the witnesses to the incident. It has not been mentioned that they had heard the shrieks of the victim. 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 09.10.2024 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. and learned counsel for the informant have vehemently opposed the bail application. 8. The Supreme Court in the case of Niranjan Singh and another vs. Prabhakar Rajaram Kharote and Others, AIR 1980 SC 785 has avoided detailed examination of the evidence and elaborate documentation of the merits of the case as no party should have the impression that his case has been prejudiced. A prima facie satisfaction of case is needed but it is not the same as an exhaustive exploration of the merits in the order itself. 9. 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. 10. Let the applicant- Arish, 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 :- 6.3.2025 (Ravi Kant) (Justice Krishan Pahal) Digitally signed by :- RAVI KANT High Court of Judicature at Allahabad