Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:72727 Court No. - 47 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 33212 of 2024 Applicant :- Rana @ Ranjit Opposite Party :- State Of Up And 3 Others Counsel for Applicant :- Babita Upadhyay Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Siddharth,J. Heard Ms. Babita Upadhyay, Advocate appearing on behalf of High Court Legal Service Committee and learned A.G.A for the State. This bail application has been filed through High Court Legal Service Committee and the applicant is represented by Ms. Babita Upadhyay, Advocate appearing on behalf of aforesaid Committee. There are allegations against the applicant of committing an offence of rape against minor girl aged about 3 years. Counsel for the applicant submits that the medical report of victim is not clear as to whether the offence alleged was committed against her at the time of incident or earlier, in view of her medical report. Even otherwise the applicant is in jail since 22.07.2022. There is no one to do pairvi of this case on his behalf hence this bail application has been filed through High Court Legal Service Committee. Learned A.G.A has pointed out criminal history of one case of applicant under Section 60 of Excise Act. On the other hand learned A.G.A has opposed the prayer for bail. Keeping in view the nature of the offence, evidence, complicity of the accused, submissions of the learned counsel for the parties noted above, finding force in the submissions made by the learned counsel for the applicant, larger mandate of the Article 21 of the Constitution of India, considering the dictum of Apex Court in the case of Manish Sisodia vs. Directorate of Enforcement, 2024 LawSuit (SC) 677 and considering 5-6 times overcrowding in jails over and above their capacity by the under trials 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. Let the applicant, Rana @ Ranjit, involved in Sessions Case No. 1618 of 2022 (State vs. Rana @ Ranjit), arising out of Case Crime No. 160 of 2022, under Sections- 376-AB IPC and Section 5m/6 of POCSO Act, Police Station- Hastinapur, District- Meerut, be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 20,000/- and one surety of like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned subject to following conditions. In case he is not able to arrange the surety, he shall be released on personal bond of Rs. 50,000/-. Further, before issuing the release order, the sureties be verified. (i) The applicant shall not tamper with the evidence or threaten the witnesses. (ii) The applicant shall file an undertaking to the effect that he 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. (iii) The applicant shall remain present before the Trial Court on each date fixed, either personally or as directed by the Court. In case of his absence, without sufficient cause, the Trial Court may proceed against him under Section 229-A of the Indian Penal Code. (iv) In case the applicant misuses the liberty of bail during trial and in order to secure his 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 him in accordance with law under Section 174-A of the Indian Penal Code. (v) 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 him in accordance with law. In case, of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail. Identity, status and residence proof of the applicant and sureties be verified by the court concerned before the bonds are accepted. Order Date :- 6.5.2025 Rohit Digitally signed by :- ROHIT DAS High Court of Judicature at Allahabad