Kapil Agrawal v. State of U.P

Court No. - 69 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 44540 of 2023 Applicant :- Kapil Agrawal Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Mahesh Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Samit Gopal,J.

¶1Heard Sri Mahesh Kumar, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Birendra Pratap Singh, learned counsel for the State and perused the material on record.

¶2This bail application under Section 439 of Code of Criminal Procedure has been filed by the applicant-Kapil Agrawal, seeking enlargement on bail during trial in connection with Case Crime No. 294 of 2022, under Sections 376, 323, 506 I.P.C., Police Station Premnagar, District Jhansi.

¶3Learned counsel for the applicant argued that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the present case. It is argued that the victim is the first informant had disclosed her age as 20 years in her statement recorded under Section 161 Cr.P.C. It is argued that the victim on some discussion of getting employment went with her brother-in-law to a place where she alleges that she has been raped by the applicant. It is argued that the said story is totally false and incorrect. It is argued that there is no date & time mentioned of the alleged incident of rape. The contents of the first information report are totally vague in so far as the date & time mentioned of the incident is mentioned. It is argued that since the applicant could not get the victim any employment, the present first information report has been lodged. The applicant has no criminal history as stated in para 15 of the affidavit and is in jail since 02.08.2022.

¶4Per contra, learned counsel for the State opposed the prayer for bail.

¶5Looking to the facts and circumstances of this case, the nature of evidence and also the absence of any convincing material to indicate the possibility of tampering with the evidence, this Court is of the view that the applicant may be enlarged on bail.

¶6Let the applicant-Kapil Agrawal, be released on bail in the aforesaid case crime number on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions which are being imposed in the interest of justice:-

i) The applicant will not tamper with prosecution evidence and will not harm or harass the victim/complainant in any manner whatsoever.

ii) The applicant will abide the orders of court, will attend the court on every date and will not delay the disposal of trial in any manner whatsoever.

(iii) The applicant shall file an undertaking to the effect that he shall not seek any adjournment on the date 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.

(iv) The applicant will not misuse the liberty of bail in any manner whatsoever. 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., may be issued and if 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 I.P.C.

(v) The applicant shall remain present, in person, before the trial court on dates fixed for (1) opening of the case, (2) framing of charge and (3) 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 and the trial court may proceed against him under Section 229-A IPC.

(vi) The trial court may make all possible efforts/endeavour and try to conclude the trial expeditiously after the release of the applicant.

¶7The identity, status and residential proof of sureties will be verified by court concerned and in case of breach of any of the conditions mentioned above, court concerned will be at liberty to cancel the bail and send the applicant to prison.

¶8The bail application is allowed. Order Date :- 19.10.2023 AS Rathore (Samit Gopal,J.) High Court of Judicature at Allahabad