Pramod Chauhan Alias Teetu vs State Of U.P. And Another

Case :- CRIMINAL MISC ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 438 CR.P.C. No. - 7454 of 2022

Applicant :- Pramod Chauhan Alias Teetu

Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And Another

Counsel for Applicant :- Saurabh Kesarwani

Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

Hon'ble Suresh Kumar Gupta,J.

Heard earned counsel for the applicant and learned Additional Government Advocate for the State.

The present anticipatory bail application under Section 438 Cr.P.C. has been filed for grant of anticipatory bail as the accused-applicant is apprehending his arrest during trial in connection with Case Crime No.248 of 2019, under Sections 420, 504, 506 IPC, Police Station Narsaina, District- Bulandshahar.

Learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated due to enmity. The applicant is father of Nitin Chauhan, who has been granted anticipatory bail application in CRIMINAL MISC ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 438 CR.P.C. No. - 7420 of 2022 on 29.8.2022. The allegation under Section 138 is against Nitin Chauhan therefore, learned counsel for the applicant claims parity. Hence, the applicant may be enlarged on anticipatory bail till conclusion of trial. The applicant is having no criminal history. In support of his submission, learned counsel for the applicant has relied upon the judgement of Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Aman Preet Singh vs. C.B.I. through Director, AIR 2021 Supreme Court 4154.

Learned Additional Government Advocate has vehemently opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail to the applicant.

I have considered the rival submissions advanced by learned counsel for the parties and perused the entire material available on record.

In Aman Preet Singh (supra), the Court has clearly held that if a person, who is an accused in a non-bailable/cognizable offence, was not taken into custody during the period of investigation, in such a case, it is appropriate that he may be released on bail as the circumstances of his having not been arrested during investigation or not being produced in custody is itself sufficient to entitle him to be released on bail.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as submissions advanced by learned counsel for the parties, particularly seeing the fact that during investigation the applicant was not arrested and he has fully cooperated and participated in the investigation, I am of the opinion that it is a fit case for grant of bail to the applicant.

Accordingly, the anticipatory bail application is hereby allowed.

Let the applicant-Pramod Chauhan Alias Teetu be enlarged on anticipatory bail till the conclusion of trial on furnishing a personal bond and, two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the trial Court concerned with the following conditions:-

(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. The applicant shall cooperate in the investigation;

(iii) in case, the applicant misuses the liberty of bail 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; and

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

(v) The accused/appellant shall file computer generated copy of such order downloaded from the official website of High Court Allahabad.

(vi) The computer generated copy of such order shall be self attested by the counsel of the party concerned.

(vii) The concerned Court/Authority/Official shall verify the authenticity of such computerized copy of the order from the official website of High Court Allahabad and shall make a declaration of such verification in writing.

With the aforesaid observation/direction, this anticipatory bail application is allowed.

Order Date :- 31.8.2022

Anuj Singh