R/CR.MA/1094/2018 ORDER

IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL) NO. 1094 of
2018

BEBIBEN VINODBHAI YADAV….Applicant(s)
Versus
STATE OF GUJARAT….Respondent(s)

Appearance:
MR DR RAY, ADVOCATE for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MR JK SHAH ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Respondent(s)
No. 1

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.UDHWANI

Date : 23/01/2018

ORAL ORDER

1. Appearance of the learned advocate for the original complainant 

be recorded. 

2. Heard learned  Advocate for the applicant,  learned advocate for 

the original complainant and learned APP for the respondent­State.

3. This   application   is   filed   seeking   bail   under   Section   438   of   the 

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 in respect of the offences punishable 

under Sections 306, 498A, 114 of the Indian Penal Code ( For short ‘the 

IPC’) for which   FIR came to be registered at  C.R. No.I­ 178 of 2017 

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with  Madhupura Police Station.

4. Learned   advocate   appearing   on   behalf   of   the   applicant   would 

submit   that   considering   the   nature   of   offence,   the   applicant   may   be 

enlarged on anticipatory bail by imposing suitable conditions. Learned 

Advocate  for the applicant  on instructions  states  that the  applicant  is 

ready and willing to abide by all the conditions, including the condition 

with regard to the powers of Investigating Agency to seek remand of the 

petitioner; subject to the petitioners right to oppose it.

5. On the other hand, learned advocate for  the original complainant 

and the learned APP appearing for the respondent­State have opposed 

this application.

6. Having   considered   the   rival   contentions   including   that   of   the 

complainant   as   also   having   taken   into   consideration   the   dying 

declaration   and   the   audio   transcript   of   the   deceased,   prima   facie   a 

question arises whether the acts complained of by the deceased were 

done with a  mens rea  that by such acts, the deceased would commit 

suicide or cause the bodily injury to herself. The dying declaration of the 

deceased  prima facie indicates the frequent quarrel amongst the family 

members including by the deceased. Heavy burden would lie upon the 

prosecution to establish that such acts would fall within the four corners 

of section 107 of IPC giving rise to the offence punishable under section 

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306   of   IPC.   In   above   view   of   the   matter,   the   case   for   admitting   the 

petitioner to bail in anticipation of her arrest is made out. 

7. In the result, this application is allowed.  It is directed  that in the 

event of arrest of the applicant herein in connection with FIR registered 

at  C.R. No.I­178 of 2017 with Madhupura Police Station,  the applicant 

shall   be   released   on   bail   on   her   furnishing   a   personal   bond   of 

Rs.10,000/­ (Rupees ten thousands only) each with one surety each of 

the like amount on the following conditions that she shall:

(a)   cooperate   with   the   investigation   and   make   herself 

available for interrogation whenever required;

(b)   remain   present   at   the   concerned   Police   Station   on 

25.01.2018 between 11.00 a.m. and 2.00 p.m.;

(c) not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or 

promise to any person acquainted with the fact of the case 

so   as   to   dissuade   her   from   disclosing   such   facts   to   the 

court or to any police officer;

(d) not obstruct or hamper the police investigation and not 

to  play  mischief  with  the  evidence  collected  or  yet  to  be 

collected by the police;

(e) at the time of execution of bond, furnish the address to 

the investigating officer and the court concerned and shall 

not change her residence till the final disposal of the case 

till further orders;

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(f) not leave India without the permission of the Court and if 

having   passport,   shall   deposit   the   same   before   the   Trial 

Court within a week; and 

(g) it would be open to the Investigating Officer to file an 

application for remand if he considers it proper and just and 

the learned Magistrate would decide the same on merits;

8 Despite this order, it would be open for the Investigating Agency 

to apply to the competent Magistrate, for Police remand of the applicant. 

The applicant shall remain present before the learned Magistrate on the 

first   date   of   hearing   of   such   application   and   on   all   subsequent 

occasions, as may be directed by the learned Magistrate. This would be 

sufficient to treat the accused in the judicial custody for the purpose of 

entertaining  application  of the  prosecution  for police  remand.  This  is, 

however,   without   prejudice   to   the   right   of   the   accused   to   seek   stay 

against an order of remand, if, ultimately, granted, and the power of the 

learned Magistrate to consider such a request in accordance with law. It 

is clarified that the applicants, even if, remanded to the Police custody, 

upon   completion   of   such   period   of   Police   remand,   shall   be   set   free 

immediately, subject to other conditions of this anticipatory bail order.

9. At the trial, the Trial Court shall not be influenced by the prima­

facie observations made by this Court while enlarging the applicant on 

bail.  Rule is made is made absolute. Direct service is permitted.

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(G.R.UDHWANI, J.)

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