Antima Giri v. State of U.P

Court No. - 65 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 48286 of 2023 Applicant :- Antima Giri Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Sudhir Kumar Agarwal,Ganesh Shankar Dubey Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Ranjit Kumar Yadav Hon'ble Rajeev Misra,J.

¶1Heard Mr. Sudhir Kumar Agarwal, the learned counsel for applicant and the learned A.G.A. for State

¶2Perused the record.

¶3Instant application for bail has been filed by applicant-Antima Giri seeking his enlargement on bail in Case Crime No. 196 of 2023 under Sections 323, 304, 308 I.P.C. Police Station-Meja, District-Prayagraj, during the pendency of trial.

¶4Record shows that in respect of an incident which is alleged to have occurred on 22.05.2023, a prompt F.I.R dated 22.05.2023 was lodged by first informant Sharda Prasad Yadav and was registered as Case Crime No. 196 of 2023 under Sections 323 308 I.P.C. Police Station-Meja, District-Prayagraj. In the aforesaid F.I.R. four persons namely Antima Giri (applicant herein), Sanjay Giri, Amit Nishad and Aditya Giri have been nominated as named accused.

¶5The gravamen of the allegations made in the F.I.R. is to the effect that named accused came to the house of first informant on

22.05.2023 at around 9.00 PM and assaulted the son of first informant who was returning after attending a marriage ceremony. On account of assault committed by named accused, the son of first informant sustained injury.

¶6Subsequently, the injured (son of first informant) succumbed to the injury sustained by him and accordingly,the case was converted into Section 304 I.P.C.

¶7At the very outset, the learned counsel for applicant contends that co-accused Sanjay Giri has already been enlarged on bail by this Court vide order dated 30.10.2023 passed in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 45532 of 2023 (Sanjay Giri Vs. State of U.P.). For ready reference, the order dated 30.10.2023 is reproduced herein-under: "1.

वररममनदमणणणकपककररजममनरपमररनमपत,

आववदकससजयगगररककओर

सवमम०अ०स०196/2023,

अनरगर धमरम323/ 304/ 308 भम०दस०गव०, रमनम मवजम,

जजलमपयमगरमजममजममनरपरममककरनवहवरमपसरमरगकयमगयमहह।

2.

आववदककवगवदमनअजधवकम,

एवसगवदमनअपरशमसककयअजधवकमककसमनम

ररमपतमवललकमपररशललनगकयम।

3.

वमदकवरथयइसपकमरहहगकवमदलममकदममदमरमगदनमसक20.05.2023 कक

रमगत09.00

बजवघरसवशमदलममजमनवकवजलएगनकलमरम,

गनमसतरसववमपसघर

कवजलएललटरवसमयअसगरममगगरल,

ससजयगगरल,

अगमरगनषमदवआगदतयगगरल

उसकवपमतककलगभग11.30

बजवअपनवघरकवसममनवरकककरलमठलणणणवसव

बमरलररलकवसवममरमपलटम,

जजससवउसकवलडकवकककमफकगमभलरचकटमआयल

ररमउसकवपमतककबवहकशलहमलरममअपनवघरकवसममनव(

गलशमलमकवररफ)

फमकगदयम।वमदलममकदममककअगनलवणबललकवममधयमसवजमनकमरलगमलल।

रबवहजमकरदवखमरकउसकमलडकमघमयलअवसरमममबवहकशलहमलरममपडम

रम।इसकवबमदनगरपसचमयरककएमबमलवनससवअपनवपमतककजजलमअसपरमललव

जमरहमरमलवगकनरमसरवममहमलरसलरलयसहकनवपरआगरनहमणसपटल, दवरल

गमसवकरछनमभररकरनमपडम।इनलकगगकवनममबवहकशलहमलरममउसकवपमतनव

बरमयवरव।वमदलममकदममनवसमबसजधररमनवपररहरलरदवकरअगभयमकगरकव

गवरदममकदममपसजलककरकरमयम।

4.

आववदककवगवदमनअजधवकमनवरकरपसरमरगकयमगकआववदकककइस

पकररममगलरएवसफजरढसगसवझलठमफससमयमगयमहह,

उसनवकजररअपरमध

कमरररनहहगकयमहह,

आववदकबयमनगवमहशलअगनलनवकरनगकयमगक "

समहबमहगदनमसक20.05.2023

ककबमरमरगयमरम।मवरवसमरमवरवहलकसबवकम

णबललपमतचनदरभलरम।बमरमरसववमपसआरवसमयकरलब11.30

बजवजब अबनतमाoके oमकानoके oपासoपहहचं ाoतोoदेखाoवकoअबनतमाoवगरी,oसंजयoवगरीoव अवमतoवनषादoमेरoे हीoमोहलेoके oवशवकु मारoउफर oबचचीoयादवoकोoलाठीoडणडेoसे बुरीoतरहoमारoरहेoथे।oउसoसमयoलाइटoजलoरहीoथी।oहमoलोगoडरवशoमौके oपर नहीoगये।"oउकoबयानoमेoजलoरहीoथीoकाoजजቅoहoै जबवकoसाइटoपलानoमoे कही कोईoलाइटoके oखमभेoकाoजजቅoनहीoह।ै oबयानoगवाहoशीoअवनलoनेoकथनoवकया वकoसभीoअवभयकु oमृतकoकोoमारoरहेoथेoयानीoसभीoअवभयकु oकोoतथाकजथत घटनाoकाररतoकरनेoमेoसामानयoभूवमकाoह।ै oआवेदकoवनदरषoहoै तथाoवहoइस पकरणoमेoवद०o02.06.2023oसेoकारागारoमेoवनरदoहoै इसजलएoआवेदकoको जमानतoपरoछोडoवदयाoजाय।

5.oववदानoअपरoशासकीयoअजधवकाoनेoआवेदकoके oववदानoअजधवकाoके oतकरoका पबलoववरोधoकरतेoहहएoतकर oपसतुतoवकयाoवकoआवेदकoदाराoकाररतoअपराध संजेयoएवंoगमं भीरoपकवतoकाoह,ै oइसजलएoआवेदकoकोoजमानतoपरoनoछोडाoजाये।ृ

6.oआवेदकoके oववदानoअजधवकाoके oतकरoके oपररपेकयoमoे पतावलीoपरoउपलबधं सारवानoतथयोoएवंoपररबसथवतयोoकाoसमगoरपoसेoअवलोकनoकरनेoके oबाद, सबूतोoकीoपकृ वतoऔरoवकसीoभीoठोसoववरोधातमकoसामगीoकीoअनुपबसथवतoएवं हउपलबधoसामगीoसेoछेडछाडoकीoसंभावनाoनoहोनेoके oतथयoकोoदेखतेoहएoमेरी ेरायoमoआवेदकoकोoजमानतoपरoमुकoकरनेoकाoउपयकु oआधारoह।ै

7.oअतःoवादoके oगणु oदोषoपरoवबनाoकोईoवटपपणीoवकएoहहएoआवेदकoकोoउपरोक ववणरतoअपराधoमेo संबंजधतoनयायालयoकीo सनतुवषo परoवयवकगतoबंध-पतoएवं अजधकoधनरावशoके oदोoसथानीयoपवतभूoपसतुतoकरनेoपरoवनमनजलजखतoशतरoकें साथoजमानतoपरoछोडoवदयाoजाय।

1.oआवेदकoवववेचनाoयाoपरीकणoके oदौरानoअवभयोजनoसाकयोoके oसाथoछेडछाड नहीoकरगे ा।

¶2oआवेदकoअवभयोजनoसावकयोo वoपीवडताo / oवशकायतकतारo कोo डरायेगाo / धमकायेगाoनही।

3.oआवेदकoनयायालयoके oआदेशोoकाoपालनoकरगे ा,oवहoपरीकणoके oदौरानoवबना कोईoअनावशयकoसथगनoजलएoवनयतoवतजथoपरoनयायालयoमoे उपबसथतoहोगाoतथा ेपरीकणoमoईमानदारीoसेoसहयोगoकरगे ा।

4.oआवेदकoजमानतoपरoररहाoहोनेoके oबादoजमानतoकीoसवतंतताoकाoदरु पयोग ेनहीo करगे ाo औरoवकसीo भीo अपराजधकoगवतववजधo मo जल्o नहीo होगाo नoकोई अपराजधकoकृ तयoकरगे ा।

5.oआवेदकoपतयकoयाoअपतयकoरपoसेoमामलेoके oतथयोoसेoपररवचतoवकसीoभी वयवकoयाoपुजलसoअजधकाररयोoकोoकोईoपलोभनoयाoधमकीoनहीoदेगाoनoहीoउनसे कोईoवायदाoकरगे ा,oजजसके oकारणoउनहेoनयायालयoमेoतथयोoकोoउजागरoकरनेoसे ववरतoरहनाoपडे उपरोकoशतरoमेoसेoवकसीoके oउलंघनoके oमामलेoमे,oपरीकणoनयायालयoआवेदकं कीoजमानतoवनयमानुसारoरदoकरनेoकोoसवतंतoह।ै "o

¶8On the above premise, the learned counsel for applicant contends that the case of present applicant is similar and identical to that of co-accused Sanjay Giri who has already been enlarged on bail. He also contends that there is no such distinguishing feature on the basis of which case of present applicant can be so distinguished from the aforesaid bailed out co-accused so as to deny him bail. On the above premise, the learned counsel for applicant contends that in view of above and for the facts and reasons recorded in the bail order dated 30.10.2023 of co-accused Sanjay Giri, applicant is also liable to be enlarged on bail on the ground of parity.

¶9Even otherwise, from the perusal of the F.I.R. as well as the statements of witnesses examined under Section 161 Cr.P.C., it appears that general allegations have been made against applicant and other named accused. In the opinion of Autopsy Surgeon, the case of death of the deceased is Septicemic shock due to infection in both lungs.As such, the death of deceased is not prima facie attributable to the applicant.

¶10Even otherwise applicant is a man of clean antecedents inasmuch he has no criminal history to his credit except the present one. Applicant is in custody since 02.06.2023. As such, he has under-gone more than five and a half months of incarceration. The police report (charge-sheet) in terms of Section 173 (2) Cr.P.C. has already been submitted, therefore, the entire evidence sought to relied upon by the prosecution against applicant stands crystallised. However, upto this stage, no such circumstance has emerged on the record necessitating the custodial arrest of applicant during the pendency of trial. He therefore submits that applicant is liable to be enlarged on bail. In case the applicant is enlarged on bail, he shall not misuse the liberty of bail and shall co-operate with the trial

¶11Per contra, the learned A.G.A. for State has opposed the prayer for bail. He submits that since the applicant is a named as well as charge sheeted accused, therefore, he does not deserve any indulgence by this Court. However, the learned A.G.A. could not dislodge the factual and legal submissions urged by learned counsel for applicant with reference to the record at this stage.

¶12Having heard the learned counsel for applicant, the learned A.G.A. for State and upon consideration of material on record, evidence, nature and gravity of offence, accusations made as well as complicity of applicant coupled with the fact that co-accused Sanjay Giri has already been enlarged on bail by this Court, the learned A.G.A. could not distinguish the case of present applicant from that of co-accused Sanjay Giri so as to deny him bail, the police report in terms of Section 173 (2) Cr.P.C. has already been submitted therefore the entire evidence sought to be relied upon by the prosecution against applicant stand crystallized, yet inspite of above the learned AG.A. could not point out any such circumstance from the record necessitating the custodial arrest of the applicant during the pendency of trial, the judgement of Apex Court in Sumit Subhashchandra Gangwal Vs. State of Maharashtra, 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 373 (Paragraph 5), In the opinion of Autopsy Surgeon, the cause of death of deceased is Septicemic shock due to infection in both lungs, therefore prima facie the death of the deceased cannot be attributable to any act of applicant, the clean antecedents of applicant, the period of incarceration undergone, therefore irrespective of the objections raised by the learned A.G.A. in opposition to the present application for bail but without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, applicant has made out a case for bail.

¶13Accordingly, present application for bail is allowed.

¶14Let the applicant-Antima Giri involved in aforesaid case crime number be released on bail on his 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) Applicant will not tamper with prosecution evidence.

(ii) 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) Applicant will not indulge in any unlawful activities.

(iv) Applicant will not misuse the liberty of bail in any manner whatsoever.

¶15The 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 of applicant and send him to prison Order Date :- 30.11.2023 YK High Court of Judicature at Allahabad