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BASANT KUMAR SENAPATI v. STATE OF U.P.

BAIL/12601/2025 · 2025-04-30

Gautam Chowdhary

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:69118 Court No. - 86 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 12601 of 2025 Applicant :- Basant Kumar Senapati Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Anand Tiwari Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Vijay Kumar Rai Hon'ble Dr. Gautam Chowdhary,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Vijay Kumar Rai, learned counsel for the informant, learned A.G.A for the State and perused the record. 2. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that according to the prosecution version, the son of the informant was student of Class 8-C at Vidyawati Public School and in the class room, the applicant's son had moved the A.C. wind towards his side on account of which, the applicant had tortured and misbehaved with him by taking him to another room and had threatened him to rusticate him, who later on had committed suicide at home. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is an innocent person who has been falsely implicated in the present case. Learned counsel next argued that neither there is any suicide note nor the ingredients of abetment is made out. Learned counsel further submits that investigation was conducted twice and on both the occasion final reports were submitted. Thereafter the accused- applicant was summoned and as soon as he came to know about the summoning the applicant immediately rushed before the trial Court and applied for bail, which has been rejected. Learned counsel further argued that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the present case due to ulterior motive. Learned counsel next argued that the applicant has no criminal history. Several other submissions in order to demonstrate the falsity of the allegations made against the applicant have also been placed before the Court. The circumstances which, according to the counsel, led to the false implication of the accused have also been mentioned. It has also been assured on behalf of the applicant that he is ready to cooperate with the process of law and shall faithfully make himself available before the court whenever required and is also ready to accept all the conditions which the Court may deem fit to impose upon him. He next submits that applicant is languishing in jail since 20.03.2025. 3. Per contra, learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for bail of the applicant by contending that the innocence of the applicant cannot be adjudged at pre trial stage, therefore, he does not deserve any indulgence. 4. After perusing the record in the light of the submissions made at the bar and after taking an overall view of all the facts and circumstances of this case, the nature of evidence and also the absence of any convincing material to indicate the possibility of tampering with the evidence, without expressing any opinion on merits of the case, this Court is of the view, that the applicant may be enlarged on bail. 5. Let applicant Basant Kumar Senapati involved in Case Crime No.677 of 2015 under Sections 305 of I.P.C., Police Station Kotwali Nagar, District Banda, be released on bail on furnishing a personal bond and two local sureties each of the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned subject to the following conditions:- i) The applicant shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence. ii) The applicant shall not threaten or harass the prosecution witnesses. iii) The applicant shall appear on the date fixed by the trial court. iv) The applicant shall not commit an offence similar to the offence of which the applicant is accused, or suspected of the commission. v) The applicant shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade such person from disclosing facts to the Court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence. 6. In case of breach of any of the above condition, the trial Court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail of the applicant in accordance with law. 7. The bail application is allowed. Order Date :- 1.5.2025 S.Ali Digitally signed by :- SHAUKAT ALI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad