Madhya Pradesh High Court
Hariram Patel vs The State Of Madhya Pradesh on 13 January, 2020
Author: Akhil Kumar Srivastava
Bench: Akhil Kumar Srivastava
1 MCRC-53543-2019
The High Court Of Madhya Pradesh
MCRC-53543-2019
(HARIRAM PATEL Vs THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH)
Jabalpur, Dated : 13-01-2020
Shri Anoop Kumar Saxena, learned counsel for the applicant.
Shri Vaibhav Saxena, learned Government Advocate for the
respondent/State.
Heard. Perused the case diary.
This is the first bail application filed by the applicant under Section 439 of the Cr.P.C. for grant of bail in connection with Crime No. 227/2019 registered at P.S. Bamitha, District - Chhatarpur (M.P.) for the offence punishable under sections 364-A, 120-B read with section 34 of IPC.
As per the prosecution story, the allegation against the applicant is that he alongwith other co-accused has abducted the complainant Kallu Patel and demanded ransom to release him.
Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is innocent and he is in custody since 16/10/2019. It is further submitted that complainant has not identified the present applicant in the test identification parade. Charge-sheet has been filed and trial will take time to conclude. There is no likelihood of applicant absconding and tampering with the prosecution evidence and his further custody is not required in this case. On the aforesaid grounds, prayer is made to release the applicant on bail.
Learned Government Advocate has opposed the submissions made on behalf of the applicant and prayed for rejection of the bail application.
Looking to the facts and circumstances of the case alongwith the role attributed to the applicant and the fact that complainant has not identified the applicant in test identification parade, this application is allowed without commenting anything on the merits of the case. It is ordered that the applicant/accused Hariram Patel be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond for the sum of Rs. 50,000/- (Rs. Fifty Thousand Only) with two local solvent sureties in the like amount to the satisfaction of the trial Digitally signed by NAVEEN NAGDEVE Date: 14/01/2020 01:35:04 2 MCRC-53543-2019 court for securing his presence before the said Court on all the dates of hearing fixed in this regard during trial.
This order will remain operative subject to compliance of the following conditions by the applicant :-
1. The applicant will comply with all the terms and conditions of the bond executed by him;
2. The applicant will cooperate in the trial;
3. The applicant will not indulge himself in extending inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the fact of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to the Police Officer, as the case may be;
4. The applicant shall not commit any offence during the entire period of bail.
5. The applicant will not seek unnecessary adjournments during the trial;
6. The applicant will not leave India without previous permission of the trial Court;
7. The applicant shall inform the Court about his/her address and residence in case the applicant moves out from his/her permanent address for any point of time; and
8. The applicant shall not contact any of the other accused persons in this case in any manner whatsoever.
This order shall remain effective till the end of the trial but in case of bail jump and breach of any of the pre-condition of bail, it shall become ineffective and cancelled without reference to this Bench.
Certified Copy on payment of usual charges.
(AKHIL KUMAR SRIVASTAVA) JUDGE navin Digitally signed by NAVEEN NAGDEVE Date: 14/01/2020 01:35:04