HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD, LUCKNOW BENCH

Court No. – 12

Case :- BAIL No. – 239 of 2020

Applicant :- Dhanpal Yadav

Opposite Party :- State of U.P.

Counsel for Applicant :- Chandra Mohan Singh,Km. Akhilesh Singh

Counsel for Opposite Party :- Govt. Advocate

Hon’ble Mrs. Rekha Dikshit,J.
Counter affidavit filed by learned AGA is taken on record.

Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA for the State and perused the record.

Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that accused applicant has falsely been implicated in the present case. Accused applicant is husband of the deceased. It is further submitted that there is no specific allegation for demand of dowry and harassment of the deceased against the accused applicant. In fact, he had neither made any demand of dowry nor harassed the deceased, for which no complaint had ever been made either by the deceased or her family members before the alleged incident. The deceased committed suicide by hanging herself due to scuffling between husband and wife (deceased). Except ligature mark no other injury was found on her body.

The accused applicant is languishing in jail since 20.4.2019. It is next submitted that the applicant is neither a previous convict nor he has any criminal history. It is further submitted that there is no possibility of the applicant of fleeing away from judicial custody or tampering with the witnesses . In case the applicant is enlarged on bail, he shall not misuse the liberty of bail.

Learned A.G.A. opposed the prayer for bail but could not dispute the aforesaid facts as argued by the learned counsel for the applicant.

Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case and considering the nature of accusation and the severity of punishment in case of conviction and the nature of supporting evidence, reasonable apprehension of tampering of the witnesses and prima facie satisfaction of the Court in support of the charge, the applicant is entitled to be released on bail in this case.

Let the applicant Dhanpal Yadav involved in Case Crime No. 47 of 2019, under Sections 498A,304B IPC and section 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act, Police Station Ghunghter, District Barabanki 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) The applicant shall file an undertaking to the effect that he shall not seek any adjournment on the dates fixed for evidence when 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.

(ii) The applicant shall remain present before the trial court on each date fixed, either personally or through his counsel. In case of his absence, without sufficient cause, the trial court may proceed against him under Section 229-A of the Indian Penal Code.

(iii) In case, the applicant misuses the liberty of bail during trial and in order to secure his presence proclamation under Section 82 Cr.P.C. is issued and the applicant fails to appear before the court on the date fixed in such proclamation, then, the trial court shall initiate proceedings against him, in accordance with law, under Section 174-A of the Indian Penal Code.

(iv) The 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 absence of the applicant is deliberate or without sufficient cause, then it shall be open for the trial court to treat such default as abuse of liberty of bail and proceed against him in accordance with law.

Order Date :- 24.1.2020