Surendra Rajpoot @ Lakkha v. State of U.P. and 3 Others

Court No. - 74 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 46843 of 2023 Applicant :- Surendra Rajpoot @ Lakkha Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Applicant :- Virendra Kumar Gupta Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Vivek Varma,J.

¶1Sri Anupam Anand, learned Brief Holder for the State, on the basis of instructions submits that notice of the instant bail application has been served upon the opposite party no. 4-informant on 03.11.2023 as well as upon the opposite party no. 3-Child Welfare Committee, Mahoba on 04.11.2023. The receiving endorsements as produced by learned Brief Holder are taken on record. However, when the case is taken up, no one appears on behalf of the opposite party nos. 3 and 4 nor any counter affidavit has been filed on their behalf.

¶2Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned Brief Holder for the State-opposite party.

¶3The instant bail application under Section 439 Cr.P.C. has been filed with the prayer to enlarge the applicant on bail in Case Crime No. 110 of 2023, under Sections 363, 366 I.P.C. and 8 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Police Station Charkhari, District Mahoba during the pendency of the trial.

¶4Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the instant case. The victim is a major girl. She refused to get herself medically examined by the doctor. The victim in her statements under Sections 161 and 164 Cr.P.C. has stated that she had gone voluntarily with the applicant to Jhansi and stayed there for more than a month. There is no allegation of any indecent behaviour or sexual assault against the applicant. The applicant is in jail since

03.08.2023 having no criminal history and if he is released on bail, he will not misuse the said liberty.

¶5Learned Brief Holder has opposed the prayer for bail but could not satisfactorily dispute the aforesaid submissions from the record.

¶6Having heard learned counsel for the parties and after perusal of the record, this Court prima facie finds that the victim had gone with the applicant voluntarily and stayed with him. There is no allegation of any indecent behaviour or sexual assault against the applicant. The applicant has no criminal antecedents. Moreover, the applicant has remained confined for almost three and half months and after submission of the charge-sheet there is no hope of early conclusion of trial, and no reasonable apprehension has been brought to the fore by the State that the applicant, if enlarged on bail, would either tamper with the evidence or delay the trial or intimidate the witness, therefore, without commenting on the merits of the case, I am of the opinion that the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on bail.

¶7Let the applicant-Surendra Rajpoot @ Lakkha, involved in the aforesaid case, be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of Court concerned subject to the conditions that he:

(i) shall appear on the date fixed by the trial court;

(ii) shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence; and,

(iii) shall not pressurize the prosecution witnesses.

¶8In case of breach of any of the above conditions, the prosecution shall be at liberty to move bail cancellation application before this Court. Order Date :- 23.11.2023 SKT/- High Court of Judicature at Allahabad