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[7] After lodging FIR No. 0442 of 2019 against the holder of mobile phone number 8604207465, the police investigated the matter by hotly pursued accused, who were at run, who demanded the ransom amount from the applicant. This fact was also much tossed in the print and in the electronic media and the Hon'ble Apex Court took suo-moto cognizance of both the matters in Writ (Criminal) No. 2 of 2019 re: Missing of an LL.M student at Swami Shukhdevana Law College (SS Law College) from Shahjahanpur under section PIL-W on the new papers report as well as on online new portals stating therein that an LL.M student Miss "A" of the aforesaid College is missing from 24.08.2019, wherein the missing girl levelled certain allegations on the persons running the institutions in SS Law College. When the the matter was taken up for consideration by Hon'ble the Apex Court on 30.08.2019, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners informed the Court that the missing girl has been located in Rajasthan and she was enroute to Shahjahanpur. It was directed by the Court that the missing girl shall be produced within two and half hours before the Court. Thereafter on the same day at about 7.30 P.M. on 30.08.2019 the missing girl "A" appeared before the Court. She stated before the Court on camera, that prior to Raksha Bandhan, she left Shahjahanpur along with her three collegemates, who were also her "family friends". She made certain grievances against the institution as well as the management of the College, made certain apprehensions and refuted to return to her home State without meeting and conversing with her parents at Delhi. Subsequently on the suggestions of the Amicus Curiae, the registry of the Court was directed to ensure the stay Miss "A" in All India Woman's Conference "Bapnu Ghar" at Bhagwan Das Marg, New Delhi for four days the alleged victim girl was also permitted to talk to her parents on landline phone installed therein. Furthermore, relying upon the aforesaid statement of Miss "A" the Commissioner of Police, Delhi was directed to constitute a police team for escorting the parents of Miss "A" from Shahjahanpur to New Delhi to meet her. On 2nd September 2019 the case was again taken up by the Hon'ble Apex Court.

It is contended by Shri Jain, learned Senior Advocate that accused-applicant is an ex-union minister, a political giant belonging to ruling party? He is involved in the grevious offence of sexual exploitation of young girl "Miss A". Besides this, keeping in view his position standing in the society, if released on bail, it is highly likely that trial would not see its final day.

[17] Before adjudicating the bail application, the Court is conscious about the "word of caution" provided by Hon'ble the Apex Court in its recent judgment in the case of Shri P. Chidambaram v. Central Bureau of Investigation in Criminal Appeal No. 1603 of 2019 [arising out of SLP (Crl) No. 9269 of 2019] along with Criminal Appeal No. 1605 of 2019 [arising out of SLP (Crl) No. 9445 of 2019] decided by the Hon'ble Apex Court, wherein Hon'ble the Supreme Court had deprecated the practice of giving any finding on the merits, while deciding the Bail Application. Paragraph 18 of the judgement in the aforesaid case is relevant in the matter, which has been enumerated herein below: