Piyush Kant and Another v. State of U.P

Court No. - 64 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 45132 of 2023 Applicant :- Piyush Kant And Another Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Lalji Yadav,Yashpal Yadav Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Siddharth,J. Heard learned counsel for the applicants and learned A.G.A. The instant bail application has been filed on behalf of the applicants, Piyush Kant and Gaurav, with a prayer to release them on bail in Case Crime No. 280 of 2023, under Sections 301,201,120-B IPC Police Station Ghatampur, District-Kanpur Nagar, during pendency of trial. The First Information Report was lodged against unknown accused regarding commission of offence of murder, causing disappearance of the dead body of the deceased and criminal conspiracy. Learned counsel for the applicants has submitted that deceased was the cousin of the applicants.Their father, co-accused, Deshraj, has confessed that he with the help of Raj Bahadur Singh, Sunil alias Chhaga and Bablu have caused the murder of the deceased.Deceased was nephew of co-accused Deshraj, and his marriage was to be shortly solemnized but co-accused, Deshraj did not wanted the marriage of the deceased. He wanted to grab the landed property of deceased and had contacted the Lekhpal of the area for the same Applicants have been falsely implicated in this case as they are sons of Deshraj. The applicants are in jail since 7.7.2023 and have no criminal history. Learned A.G.A. has opposed the bail prayer of the applicants but could not dispute the aforesaid facts. 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 applicants; keeping view the uncertainty regarding conclusion of trial; one sided investigation by police, ignoring the case of accused side; applicant being under-trial having fundamental right to speedy trial; larger mandate of the Article 21 of the Constitution of India; considering the dictum of Apex Court in the recent judgment dated 11.07.2022 of the Apex Court in the case of Satendra Kumar Antil vs. C.B.I., passed in S.L.P (Crl.) No. 5191 of 2021; 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 applicants have made out a case for bail. The bail application is allowed Let the applicants be released on bail on their furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned subject to following conditions. Further, before issuing the release order, the sureties be verified.

¶1The applicants shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence by intimidating/ pressurizing the witnesses, during the investigation or trial.

¶2The applicants shall cooperate in the trial sincerely without seeking any adjournment.

¶3The applicants shall not indulge in any criminal activity or commission of any crime after being released on bail.

¶4That the applicants shall not, directly or indirectly, make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police ofÏcer;

¶5The applicants shall file an undertaking to the effect that he shall not seek any adjournment on the dates fixed for evidence and 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 to ensure presence of the applicant.

¶6The applicants 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 default of this condition is deliberate or without sufÏcient cause, then it shall be open for the trial court to treat such default as abuse of liberty of his 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. Order Date :- 2.11.2023 Atul kr. sri. High Court of Judicature at Allahabad