Manoj and 2 Others v. State of U.P

Court No. - 76 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 43165 of 2023 Applicant :- Manoj And 2 Others Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Devendra Kumar Shukla,Amit Kumar Shukla Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Vikram D. Chauhan,J.

¶1Learned A.G.A. for the State submits that instructions have been received and has no objection in case the bail application is heard on merits.

¶2Heard learned counsel for the applicants, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record.

¶3It is submitted by learned counsel for the applicants that as per First Information Report, nominated accused persons, who are seven in numbers along with other accused person have assaulted the injured as a result of same, injured has suffered injuries. It is submitted that there are total five injured persons and all of them, have suffered simple injuries caused by hard and blunt object except for Ram Kishun, who has suffered hematoma. It is submitted that general role of assault has been assigned. It has not been stated in the statement of injured as to who is the author of the injury sustained by Ram Kishun. It is also submitted that co-accused Shailesh Kumar, Chakleti @ Akhilesh and Bharat have already been enlarged on bail by this Court by orders dated 22.3.2023, 8.5.2023 and 6.7.2023 passed in Criminal Misc. Bail Application Nos.11042 of 2023, 19099 of 2023 and 29475 of 2023, copies of which have annexed as Annexure No.7 to the affidavit. The applicants have no previous criminal history. Applicants are languishing in jail since

16.2.2023 and in case they are released on bail, they will not misuse the liberty of bail and will cooperate in the trial.

¶4Learned A.G.A. for the State opposed the prayer for bail but does not dispute factual matrix of the case.

¶5Learned AGA for the State has not brought any fact or circumstances to indicate criminal history or antecedents of the applicants which would disentitle the applicants for Bail.

¶6It is not the case of the State that there is a possibility of interdicting fair trial by the accused-applicants if released on bail. No material has been shown that the Applicants are of such character that their mere presence at large would intimidate the witnesses or there is any material to show that applicants will use their liberty to subvert justice or tamper with the evidence.

¶7The object of the bail is to secure the attendance of the accused, the detention of the accused pending trial cannot be punitive in nature as there is presumption of innocence in favour of the accused person. Learned A.G.A. has not brought any facts and circumstances to demonstrate that the character of the accused-applicant (s) is such that their mere presence at large would intimidate the witness.

¶8Learned A.G.A. has not placed any reasonable apprehension of the witnesses being tampered with, the larger interest of the public/State will be at peril in case the Applicants are released on bail.

¶9It is not the case of the State that the applicants have been convicted for any offence on previous occasion.

¶10No material has been placed by the opposite party that the Applicants in the past has attempted to evade the process of law. Further, no material facts and circumstances have been placed to show that it is not in public interest or interest of society at large to release the applicants on bail.

¶11No material has been shown to suggest that the applicants are at flight risk, has chance of repeating the offence, or intimidating the witness if enlarged on bail.

¶12Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, nature of offence, evidence, complicity of the accused, submissions of learned counsel for the parties and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the Court is of the view that the applicants have made out a case for bail. The bail application is allowed.

¶13Let the applicants-Manoj, Mahesh Bharti and Satrudhan involved in Case Crime No.480 of 2022, under Sections 147, 323, 504, 506, 452, 307, 325 IPC, Police Station Pipraich, District Gorakhpur be released on bail on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned subject to the following conditions:- i. The applicants will not tamper with the evidence during the trial. ii. The applicants will not pressurize/intimidate the prosecution witness. iii. The applicants will appear before the trial court on the date fixed, unless personal presence is exempted and/or the applicants shall make themselves available for interrogation by a police officer as and when required. iv. The applicants shall not commit an offence similar to the offence of which they are accused, or suspected, of the commission of which they are suspected. v. The applicants 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. vi. The applicants shall not leave India without the previous permission of the Court. vii. In the event, the applicants changes residential address, the applicants shall inform the court concerned about new residential address in writing.

¶14In case of breach of any of the above condition, the prosecution shall be at liberty to move bail cancellation application before this Court. Order Date :- 12.12.2023 D. Tamang High Court of Judicature at Allahabad