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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 438 CR.P.C. No. - 12429 of 2023 Court No. - 70 HON'BLE DR. GAUTAM CHOWDHARY, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned counsel for the informant, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record.
2. The present application has been moved seeking anticipatory bail in Case Crime No.387 of 2020, under Sections 419, 420, 464, 467, 468, 471, 120-B I.P.C., Police Station Kotwali, District Mainpuri with the prayer that in the event of arrest, applicant may be released on bail.
3. Vide order dated 23.02.2024, co-ordinate Bench of this Court had granted interim anticipatory bail to the applicant after calling counter and rejoinder affidavits.
4. Apart from several other merit issues arguments advanced by learned counsel for the applicant, learned counsel for the applicant submits that after grant of interim anticipatory bail, the applicant is continuously and regularly attending the Court and is complying with the conditions imposed upon him, in this regard, learned counsel has drawn attention of this Court to order sheets of the case, which is annexed as Annexure-SA1 to the supplementary affidavit.. It is further contended that there is no credible evidence against the applicant and that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the present case. It has also been submitted that applicant has no criminal antecedents and the applicant undertakes that the applicant would also appear on each and every date fixed by the Court. It has been stated that in case, the applicant is granted anticipatory bail, he shall not misuse the liberty of bail and will co-operate with the Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Raghuraj Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Manvendra Singh Rajbeti .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. And Another .....Opposite Party(s)
investigation and would abide all conditions of bail.
5. Learned A.G.A. has opposed the application for anticipatory bail.
6. Perusal of the record shows that the applicant was granted interim order dated 23.02.2024 by which anticipatory bail subject to the condition mentioned in the order was granted, in which one of the condition was to the effect that the applicant shall appear before the trial Court on each date fixed unless his personal appearance is exempted. Perusal of the
order sheets of the case shows that the applicant is continuously and regularly attending the trial Court, copy of the order sheets is annexed as Annexure-SA1 to the supplementary affidavit. Furthermore in the case of Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre v. State of Maharashtra, (2011) 1 SCC 694, it has been held by Hon'ble Supreme Court that while deciding anticipatory bail, Court must consider nature and gravity of accusation, antecedent of accused, possibility of accused to flee from justice and that Court must evaluate entire available material against the accused carefully and that the exact role of the accused has also to be taken into
consideration.
7. In the instant case, considering the settled principle of law regarding anticipatory bail, submissions of the learned counsel for the parties, nature of accusation, role of applicant and all attending facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on merit of the case, a case for anticipatory bail is made out.
8. The anticipatory bail application is allowed.
9. In the event of arrest of the applicant Rajbeti involved in the aforesaid case crime shall be released on anticipatory bail till conclusion of trial on his furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 50,000/- with two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the concerned Court 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 each and every date fixed by the trial ABAIL No. 12429 of 2023 2
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.
10. 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. September 8, 2025 S.Ali ABAIL No. 12429 of 2023 3 (Dr. Gautam Chowdhary,J.) Digitally signed by :- SHAUKAT ALI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad