HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
?Court No. – 71
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. – 694 of 2020
Applicant :- Chhedi Pasi
Opposite Party :- State of U.P.
Counsel for Applicant :- Satish Chandra Sinha
Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A
Hon’ble Saumitra Dayal Singh,J.
1. Heard Sri Satish Chandra Sinha, learned counsel for the applicant as well as Sri Ankit Shrivastav, learned AGA for the State and perused the material placed on record.
2. The instant bail application has been filed on behalf of the applicant – Chhedi Pasi with a prayer to release him on bail in Case Crime No. – 211 of 2019, under Sections – 377 I.P.C. and 3/4 POCSO Act, Police Station – Nandganj, District – Ghazipur, during pendency of trial.
3. Having heard learned counsel for the parties, at present:
(i) the applicant is accused of unnatural sex, punishable with imprisonment upto life;
(ii) against FIR lodged on 13.09.2019, the applicant is in confinement since 14.09.2019;
(iii) the applicant claims to have cooperated in the investigation. In any case he is not shown to have unduly evaded arrest;
(iv) the applicant has no criminal history;
(v) chargesheet has already been submitted yet trial has not commenced. Therefore, there is no hope of early conclusion of the trial;
(vi) on prima facie basis, only for purpose of grant of bail, it has been submitted by learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant is a teacher and that he has blemishless record for the past 35 years. He further submits that the applicant has been falsely implicated on account of the fact that he had demanded payment of fee in lieu of teaching and that the present is the no injury case;
(vii) in any case, no reasonable apprehension has been brought to the fore by the State that the applicant, if enlarged on bail would either tamper with the evidence or delay the trial.
4. In view of the above, without expressing any opinion on the final merits of the case, let the applicant involved in the aforesaid crime 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:-
(i) The applicant shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence by intimidating/pressuring the witness, during the investigation or trial.
(ii) The applicant shall cooperate in the trial sincerely without seeking any adjournment.
(iii) The applicant shall not indulge in any criminal activity or commission of any crime after being released on bail.
5. In case, of breach of any of the above conditions, the bail being granted shall be cancelled.
6. Identity, status and residence proof of the applicant and sureties be verified by the court concerned before the bonds are accepted.
Order Date :- 7.1.2020
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