Chandra Shekhar Mondal v. State of U.P. and Another

Court No. - 72 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 438 CR.P.C. No. - 12188 of 2023 Applicant :- Chandra Shekhar Mondal Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Rajeev Ranjan Tripathi Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Krishan Pahal,J.

¶1List has been revised.

¶2Heard Sri V.K. Ojha, Advocate holding brief of Sri Rajeev Ranjan Tripathi, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Ram Mohit Yadav, learned A.G.A. for the State as well as perused the record.

¶3The present anticipatory bail application has been filed on behalf of the applicant in Case Crime No.402 of 2018, registered under Sections 420, 418, 468, 409, 120-B I.P.C. and 66 IT Act at Police Station-Phase-3, District-Gautam Budh Nagar (Noida) with a prayer to enlarge him on anticipatory bail.

¶4Learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that co-accused person, Rakesh Arora @ Rakesh Kumar Arora has already been granted anticipatory bail by this Court vide order dated 4.7.2023 passed in Criminal Misc. Anticipatory Bail Application U/S 438 Cr.P.C. No.5712 of 2023. The applicant has no criminal history to his credit. Therefore, the present applicant is also entitled for anticipatory bail on the ground of parity. Learned counsel for the applicant undertakes that he will cooperate in the trial failing which the State can move appropriate application for cancellation of the anticipatory bail.

¶5The prayer for anticipatory bail has been vehemently opposed by learned A.G.A. However, the aforesaid factual aspect of the parity to the co-accused has not been disputed by him.

¶6Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, the evidence on record, pending trial and in light of the judgement passed by this Court in Nanha S/o Nabhan Kha vs. State of U.P., 1993 Crl.L.J. 938 and the judgement passed by the Apex Court in Paras Ram Vishnoi vs. The Director, Central Bureau of Investigation, MANU/SCOR/22410/2021, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the Court is of the view that the applicant has made out a case for anticipatory bail. The anticipatory bail application is allowed on the ground of parity.

¶7In view of the above, the anticipatory bail application of the applicant is allowed. Let the accused-applicant-Chandra Shekhar Mondal be released forthwith in the aforesaid case crime (supra) on anticipatory bail till the conclusion of trial on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions:-

(i). that the applicant shall make himself available for interrogation by a police officer as and when required;

(ii). that the applicant 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 officer or tamper with the evidence;

(iii). that the applicant shall not leave India without the previous permission of the court;

(iv). that in case charge-sheet is submitted the applicant shall not tamper with the evidence during the trial;

(v). that the applicant shall not pressurize/ intimidate the prosecution witness;

(vi). that the applicant shall appear before the trial court on each date fixed unless personal presence is exempted;

(vii). that in case of breach of any of the above conditions the court concerned shall have the liberty to cancel the bail.

¶8It is made clear that observations made hereinabove are exclusively for deciding the instant anticipatory bail application and shall not affect the trial. Order Date :- 6.11.2023 Vikas [Krishan Pahal, J.] High Court of Judicature at Allahabad