HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD, LUCKNOW BENCH

?Court No. – 12

Case :- BAIL No. – 6866 of 2019

Applicant :- Renu And Anr.

Opposite Party :- State Of U.P.

Counsel for Applicant :- Arvind Kumar

Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

Hon’ble Mrs. Rekha Dikshit,J.

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

Learned counsel for the applicants submitted that accused applicants have falsely been implicated in the present case. Accused applicants happen to be Jethani and Nanad of the deceased. Coaccused Pradeep, who happens to be Jeth of the deceased, has been summoned under Sectionsection 319 Cr.P.C. to face trial under Sectionsections 498A,Section304B and Section201 IPC and Sectionsection 3/Section4 Dowry Prohibition Act, has already been enlarged on bail by a coordinate bench of this Court vide order dated 10.10.2018 passed in Bail No. 8638 of 2018. The present applicant, who has also been summoned under Sectionsection 319 Cr.P.C. to face trial under the aforesaid sections and being Jethani and Nanad of the deceased do not appear to be beneficiary of such demand, may be released on bail.

The accused applicants are languishing in jail since 2.7.2019. It is next submitted that the applicants are neither a previous convict nor they have 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 applicants are enlarged on bail, they 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 applicants.

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 applicants Renu and Aarti involved in Case Crime No. 174 of 2016, under Sections 498A,Section304B,Section201 IPC and Sectionsection 3/Section4 Dowry Prohibition Act, Police Station Fatehpur, District Barabanki be released on bail on their 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 applicants shall file an undertaking to the effect that they 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 applicants shall remain present before the trial court on each date fixed, either personally or through their counsel. In case of his absence, without sufficient cause, the trial court may proceed against them under Section 229-A of the Indian Penal Code.

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

(iv) The applicants 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 applicants 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 them in accordance with law.

Order Date :- 18.7.2019

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