Atul Kumar Jain v. State of U.P. and Another

Court No. - 72 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 438 CR.P.C. No. - 12021 of 2023 Applicant :- Atul Kumar Jain Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Virendra Kumar Maurya Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Krishan Pahal,J.

¶1Present Anticipatory Bail Application has been filed with the prayer to grant anticipatory bail to the applicant in Case Crime No. 800 of 2023, u/s 420, 406 of I.P.C., Police Station - Sahibabad, District - Ghaziabad.

¶2Heard Sri Virendra Kumar Maurya, learned counsel for the applicant as well as Sri V.K.S. Parmar, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material available on record.

¶3It is submitted by the learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant is innocent and has no concern with the present matter. He has been falsely implicated in this matter. Allegations levelled against the applicant are false. Applicant's case is squarely covered u/s 438 Cr.P.C. It is further submitted that if the applicant is enlarged on bail, he will not misuse the liberty. The applicant has apprehension of his arrest any time.

¶4Learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer and submitted that on the basis of instructions received, the police is not making any attempt to arrest the applicant, as the alleged offences are punishable with the imprisonment of maximum period of seven years.

¶5I have considered the rival submissions made by the learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the entire record carefully.

¶6In this matter, as is evident from the record, offences levelled against the applicant under the aforesaid Sections of I.P.C., which are punishable with the imprisonment upto seven years. Specific provisions under Section 41-A CrPC have been provided giving protection to the accused person from arrest for the offences punishable upto seven years' imprisonment and in Arnesh Kumar vs. State of Bihar and another, (2014) 8 SCC 273, the Hon'ble Apex Court has also emphasized upon the power of police to arrest without warrant and it has been clarified that a balance between individual liberty and societal order should be made while exercising power of arrest. It has also been directed that where the offence is punishable with imprisonment for a term which may be less than seven years or which may extend to seven years, whether with or without fine, the police officer shall not arrest the accused unnecessarily and Magistrate shall not authorize detention casually and mechanically. Even in Section 438 CrPC it has been promulgated that accused must have reason to believe that he may be arrested in cognizable offence by the police to get protection of anticipatory bail. Investigation in the matter is going on.

¶7In the light of aforesaid provisions, the applicant has no reason to believe that he may be arrested. Hence, having regard to the entire facts and circumstances of the case, no indulgence is warranted in the matter. Prayer made in the application is refused.

¶8The application stands disposed of accordingly. (Justice Krishan Pahal) Order Date :- 6.12.2023 Siddhant High Court of Judicature at Allahabad