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2015 DIGILAW 1613 (ALL)

Sanju Devi @ Phoolmati v. State of U. P.

2015-06-24

RAMESH SINHA

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JUDGMENT Ramesh Sinha, J. Heard Sri Sushil Pandey, learned counsel for the applicant, Smt. Meera Tripathi, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record. 2. It has been contended by learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant is the mother-in-law of the deceased and is aged about 62 years. Though marriage of the deceased has taken place recently and died within 24 days of the incident. There is only general allegation against the applicant. The husband of the deceased namely Manmohan is already confined in jail. There is no specific allegation or dying-declaration of the deceased against the applicant and there is also no eye-witness account of the incident. The marriage of the deceased with the son of the applicant was against her wishes. Cause of death is not known and viscera was preserved. There is no ante-mortem injuries found on the person of the deceased. The applicant is in jail since 21.2.2015. 3. Learned AGA opposed the prayer for bail but could not dispute the aforesaid fact as argued by learned counsel for the applicant. 4. Keeping in view the nature of the offence, evidence, complicity of the accused, severity of punishment, submissions of the learned counsel for the parties and without expressing any opinion on merits of the case, I am of the view that the applicant has made out a case for bail. 5. Let the applicant Sanju Devi alias Phoolmati, involved in Case Crime No.308 of 2014, u/s 498-A, 304-B, 302 IPC and 3/4 D.P. Act, P.S.Laharpur, district Sitapur be released on bail on 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 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. (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 the case of husband of deceased namely Manmohan.