Allahabad High Court
Hafeez vs State Of U.P. on 14 September, 2022
Author: Siddharth
Bench: Siddharth
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD ?Court No. - 69 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 36758 of 2022 Applicant :- Hafeez Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Ghan Shyam Das,Sr. Advocate Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Deepak Singh,Vinay Kumar Sharma Hon'ble Siddharth,J.
Heard Sri Kamal Krishna, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Sri Ghan Shyam Das, learned counsels for the applicant; Sri Deepak Singh, learned counsel for the informant; learned AGA for the State and perused the material placed on record.
The instant bail application has been filed on behalf of the applicant, Hafeez, with a prayer to release him on bail in Case Crime No. 264 of 2022, under Sections 323, 326-A, 504, 506 IPC, Police Station Chandpur, District- Bijnor, during pendency of trial.
There is allegation in the FIR that co-accused, Humaun Rais, threw acid on the victim from the bottle, when the applicant and unknown co-accused person caught-hold of the victim.
Learned Senior Counsel for the applicant has submitted that the applicant has been falsely implicated in this case. The police has submitted final report in favour of co-accused, Humaun Rais, who was assigned main role of throwing acid on the victim. The applicant has no criminal history to his credit and he is languishing in jail since 03.7.2022. In case, the applicant is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail.
Per contra learned A.G.A. and learned counsel for the informant have 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 deserves any indulgence. In case the applicant is released on bail he will again indulge in similar activities and will misuse the liberty of bail.
Having considered the submissions of the parties noted above, larger mandate of the Article 21 of the Constitution of India, considering the dictum of Apex Court in the case of Satendra Kumar Antil Vs. C.B.I. & Another, passed in S.L.P.(Crl.) No. 5191 of 2021, judgement dated 11.7.2022 and considering 5-6 times overcrowding in jails over and above their capacity by under trials and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, let the applicant involved in the aforesaid 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 with the following conditions that :-
(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 misuse the liberty of bail during trial and in order to secure his presence, proclamation under Section 82 Cr.P.C. is issued and the applicants fail 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 :- 14.9.2022 Ruchi Agrahari