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2015 DIGILAW 1443 (ALL)

Pawan Balmiki v. State of U. P.

2015-05-29

RAMESH SINHA

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JUDGMENT Ramesh Sinha, J. Heard Sri Beerendra Singh Pal, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri L.D. Rajbhar, learned A.G.A. appearing for the State. 2. It is submitted by learned counsel for the applicant that as per medical opinion, prosecutrix is 16 years. The law is settled that the margin of error in ascertaining the age by radiological examination is two years on either side and hence the possibility of the prosecutrix being major cannot be ruled out. The F.I.R. of the present case was lodged against co-accused Ankit, who is the real brother of the applicant and with whom the prosecutrix is a consenting party. The name of the applicant figured in the statement of the prosecutrix recorded under Section 161 Cr.P.C. There is no allegation of rape against the applicant in the statement of the prosecutrix recorded under Section 164 Cr.P.C. He has been falsely implicated in the present case only on account of said relationship with co-accused Ankit. The applicant has no criminal history. The applicant is in jail since 1.11.2014. 3. Learned A.G.A. opposed the prayer for bail. 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 tempering 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. 4. Let the applicant Pawan Balmiki involved in Case Crime No. 938 of 2014 under Sections 376 IPC, Police Station Naubasta, District Kanpur Nagar be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond with two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the 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 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. The case of the applicant is distinguishable from co-accused Ankit.