Vishnu v. State of U.P

Court No. - 64 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 43036 of 2023 Applicant :- Vishnu Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Anuj Srivastava,Ambleshwar Pandey,Manas Tripathi Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Shashank Tripathi Hon'ble Siddharth,J. Compliance afÏdavit filed by learned A.G.A. is taken on record. Heard Shri Ambleshwar Pandey, learned counsel for the applicant, Shri Shashank Tripathi, learned counsel for the informant and learned A.G.A. The instant bail application has been filed on behalf of the applicant, Vishnu, with a prayer to release him on bail in Case Crime No. 311 of 2023, under Sections 304B,498A and 323 IPC and section 3/4 D.P. Act Police Station Kotwali Dehat, District-Bulandshar, during pendency of trial. There is allegation against the applicant of causing dowry death of his daughter-in-law after five years of marriage with his son.Learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that dispute took place between the couple and in fit of anger deceased consumed poison and committed suicide. Deceased consumed Aluminum Phosphate. Applicant has been falsely implicated in this case.He is an old man. On account of dispute between the couple, he has been falsely implicated in this case.There is no specific demand of dowry.The applicant is in jail since

8.6.2023 and has no criminal history. Learned A.G.A. and learned counsel for the informant have opposed the bail prayer of the applicant 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 applicant; 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 applicant has made out a case for bail. The bail application is allowed Let the applicant 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 subject to following conditions. Further, before issuing the release order, the sureties be verified.

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

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

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

¶4That 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 ofÏcer;

¶5The applicant 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 applicant 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 :- 4.12.2023 Atul kr. sri. High Court of Judicature at Allahabad