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lodging of the first information report by the informant, he has filed an application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. before the co- ordinate Bench of this Court and the co-ordinate Bench of this Court has stayed the entire proceeding in the said case crime number qua the present applicant vide order dated 25.06.2002. The stay order was continued till 26.07.2018 and the said application was dismissed on 26.07.2018 for non-prosecution but he was not aware about the dismissal of the said application under Section 482 Cr.P.C as the counsel who was appearing in the matter has not informed about the dismissal of the said application. Learned counsel further submitted that after dismissal of the said application under Section 482 Cr.P.C., the trial Court has proceeded against the present applicant. It is also submitted that since he was not aware about the dismissal, therefore, he could not appear before the trial Court. On the non appearance of the applicant, the trial Court has issued summons as well as non- bailable warrant against him. He got aware about the issuance of the non-bailable warrant in the year 2024 which is stated in paragraph no.14 of the paper book. It is also submitted that trial which has been proceeded against the other co-accused persons namely Sandeep, Smt. Bala, Dharambir and Ompal, who are the brother-in-law, mother-in-law, father-in-law and uncle-in-law of the deceased respectively and they have been acquitted from the charges by the trial Court vide order dated 06.10.2006 on the ground that there are no material found to convict those co- accused persons for the offence punishable under Sections 498-A, 304-B I.P.C. Learned counsel appearing for the applicant submitted that since the co-accused persons have already been acquitted and as no sufficient material available against them, the applicant has better case as he was not present at the home at the time of incident and he is far away to his home when the incident has taken place. It is also undertaken that he is ready to co-operate with trial and also undertaken to abide by the all terms and conditions as imposed by this Court while granting anticipatory bail. It is also submitted that now he is retired from the Indian Army. There are no previous criminal history against the applicant and he is a man of clean antecedents.

3. Per contra, learned A.G.A. appearing on behalf of State vehemently opposed the instant anticipatory bail application but has not contradicted that other co-accused persons have already been acquitted from the same offence by the trial Court and also not contradicted that applicant is having clean antecedents.

4. Heard Sri Vivek Kumar Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of applicant as well as Sri Rajesh Kumar Gupta, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material on record.

5. I have perused the trial Court judgement dated 06.10.2006. Relevant portion of the judgement is quoted here-in below. वदन बकद अथकरत 20-1-01 वपतक नहनससनह दकरक कव स मम रनगत दवनव कव कर एस०एस०पध० मवरठ कर वदयक गयक पकथकर- "XXXXXXXXX इस पककर उपररक ववववचनक सव सपष हह वक ममतकक कव चचवरव भकई ससधधर पदरर ख-1 मम कर दध गई तहरधर व नकल रपट नन0-34 कस मकर दकरक थकनव पर 15-1-01 वपतक नहनससनह दकरक घटनक ममतकक सधमक दकरक आतम हतयक वकयक जकनक अनवकत हह। ममतकक कव पत पदरर क- कव 6 1 ऑफटर थकट व ववसधक रकय पर आधकररत हह और उसमव अनवकत तथय कतई ववशवसनधय सलए मसलसजमकन दकरक दहवज मम नहह हह और ममतकक कव 50,000/- रपयव, वफज व सरनव कव जववरकत मकमगव जकनव वकलध बकत बतकयध हह। ममतक सधमक कव मकतक- वपतक व अनय लरग ममतकक कव रव कव पनचकयतनकमक कव समय ममजजद रहव हह उसकक पनचकयतनकमक तहसधलदकर मसजसटट वट ससरवनद ससनह दकरक भरक गयक हह परनतस वफर भध अबवटमवनट अथवक ममतकक सधमक कक दहवज उतपधडन एवन हतयक करनव कक आररप वकसध कव दकरक नहह लगकयक गयक हह और न हध वकसध कव दकरक इस बकबत ववररध पकट सजयक गयक हह वक उक कव स सलए ममतक सधमक कक हतयक कक गई आतम हतयक कक नहह हह बललक मसलसजमकन दकरक दहवज कव हह। पतकवलध पर उपलबध सककय सव यह भध सकवबत हह वक नकल रपट नन0-34 ममतक सधमक कव मकयकव वकलर कक उपलसथवत मम ममतक कव चचवरव भकई ससधधर कस मकर कक तहरधर पर सलखकयध गई थह। अतएव अवभयरजन सकवकयर कक यह वजरन (version) अववशवसनधय हह वक घटनक कव बकद ममतकक कव मकयकव वकलव नकल रपट नन0-34 कव समय थकनव पर ममजजद नहह थव। ममतकक कव चचवरव भकई ससधधर कस मकर कर सककय मम पवर न वकयव जकनव सव यह बकत ववशवसनधय नहह हह वक ससधधर कस मकर दकरक नरव कक हकलत मम उक रपट अनवकत करकयध गई थध। इस पककर पतकवलध ववरद आररप कर पयकरप व ववशवसनधय पर उपलबध सककय सव अवभयरजन पक मसलसजमकन कव सककय सव सकवबत करनव मम असफल रहक हह। अतएव मसलसजमकन उक आररप हर दरष- मसक वकयव जकनव यरगय हह। आदवर अवभयसकगण सनदधप, धमरवधर, एवन 304 वकयव जकतव हह जमकनतदकरप कर उनकव दकवयतव सव उनमरवचत वकयक जकतक हह। ओमपकल तथक शधमतध बकलक कर भक०दन०सन० कक धकरक-498 ए मसक वकयक जकतक हह। उनकव जमकनत नकमव वनरसत बध कव अनतगरत आररपप सव दरष- वदनकनक-6-10-06 हसतककर अपवठत 06/10/2006 ससखलकल ) ( अपर सजलक एवन सत नयकयकधधर करटर नन0-5, मवरठ।" 6. The other co-accused have been acquitted by the trial Court for the offence punishable under Sections 498-A and 304-B I.P.C. on the ground that there are no sufficient material available qua the other co-accused. The co-ordinate Bench of this Court in the application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. filed on behalf of applicant has already stayed the proceedings of the aforesaid case crime number qua the applicant vide order dated 25.06.2002. On prima facie satisfaction that there are no material for commencing the trial against the applicant but the stay order was vacated due to dismissal of said application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for non prosecution.

7. Taking into consideration the aforesaid reasons as well as all entirety of the matter as discussed above, he has no flight risk and also the undertaking given by learned counsel appearing on behalf of applicant on instructions that applicant shall co-operate in the trial and also abide by all the terms and conditions as imposed by this Court while granting anticipatory bail, without commenting on merits of the case, I am of the opinion that the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on anticipatory bail.

8. In the event of arrest, the applicant Pushpendra Singh, involved in the aforesaid case crime be released on anticipatory bail during pendency of trial, on furnishing a personal bond of Rs.1,00000/- with two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions:- (i) The applicant shall make himself available on each date fixed in the matter by the court concerned; (ii) The applicant shall not directly or indirectly, make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade from disclosing such facts to the Court; (iii) The applicant shall not leave the Meerut without prior permission of the trial Court concerned. (iv) The applicant shall not leave India without the previous permission of the Court and if he has passport the same shall be deposited by him before the concerned court. (v) He will keep his mobile phone on 24 hours. (vi) He will report once in a week to the concerned police station between 10:00 am to 04:00 pm.

9. In default of any of the conditions, the court concerned is at liberty to pass appropriate orders for enforcing and compelling the same.

10. The application stands disposed of. Order Date :- 29.4.2025/AKT ASHOK KUMAR TRIPATHI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

lodging of the first information report by the informant, he has filed an application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. before the co- ordinate Bench of this Court and the co-ordinate Bench of this Court has stayed the entire proceeding in the said case crime number qua the present applicant vide order dated 25.06.2002. The stay order was continued till 26.07.2018 and the said application was dismissed on 26.07.2018 for non-prosecution but he was not aware about the dismissal of the said application under Section 482 Cr.P.C as the counsel who was appearing in the matter has not informed about the dismissal of the said application. Learned counsel further submitted that after dismissal of the said application under Section 482 Cr.P.C., the trial Court has proceeded against the present applicant. It is also submitted that since he was not aware about the dismissal, therefore, he could not appear before the trial Court. On the non appearance of the applicant, the trial Court has issued summons as well as non- bailable warrant against him. He got aware about the issuance of the non-bailable warrant in the year 2024 which is stated in paragraph no.14 of the paper book. It is also submitted that trial which has been proceeded against the other co-accused persons namely Sandeep, Smt. Bala, Dharambir and Ompal, who are the brother-in-law, mother-in-law, father-in-law and uncle-in-law of the deceased respectively and they have been acquitted from the charges by the trial Court vide order dated 06.10.2006 on the ground that there are no material found to convict those co- accused persons for the offence punishable under Sections 498-A, 304-B I.P.C. Learned counsel appearing for the applicant submitted that since the co-accused persons have already been acquitted and as no sufficient material available against them, the applicant has better case as he was not present at the home at the time of incident and he is far away to his home when the incident has taken place. It is also undertaken that he is ready to co-operate with trial and also undertaken to abide by the all terms and conditions as imposed by this Court while granting anticipatory bail. It is also submitted that now he is retired from the Indian Army. There are no previous criminal history against the applicant and he is a man of clean antecedents.

3. Per contra, learned A.G.A. appearing on behalf of State vehemently opposed the instant anticipatory bail application but has not contradicted that other co-accused persons have already been acquitted from the same offence by the trial Court and also not contradicted that applicant is having clean antecedents.

4. Heard Sri Vivek Kumar Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of applicant as well as Sri Rajesh Kumar Gupta, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material on record.

5. I have perused the trial Court judgement dated 06.10.2006. Relevant portion of the judgement is quoted here-in below. वदन बकद अथकरत 20-1-01 वपतक नहनससनह दकरक कव स मम रनगत दवनव कव कर एस०एस०पध० मवरठ कर वदयक गयक पकथकर- "XXXXXXXXX इस पककर उपररक ववववचनक सव सपष हह वक ममतकक कव चचवरव भकई ससधधर पदरर ख-1 मम कर दध गई तहरधर व नकल रपट नन0-34 कस मकर दकरक थकनव पर 15-1-01 वपतक नहनससनह दकरक घटनक ममतकक सधमक दकरक आतम हतयक वकयक जकनक अनवकत हह। ममतकक कव पत पदरर क- कव 6 1 ऑफटर थकट व ववसधक रकय पर आधकररत हह और उसमव अनवकत तथय कतई ववशवसनधय सलए मसलसजमकन दकरक दहवज मम नहह हह और ममतकक कव 50,000/- रपयव, वफज व सरनव कव जववरकत मकमगव जकनव वकलध बकत बतकयध हह। ममतक सधमक कव मकतक- वपतक व अनय लरग ममतकक कव रव कव पनचकयतनकमक कव समय ममजजद रहव हह उसकक पनचकयतनकमक तहसधलदकर मसजसटट वट ससरवनद ससनह दकरक भरक गयक हह परनतस वफर भध अबवटमवनट अथवक ममतकक सधमक कक दहवज उतपधडन एवन हतयक करनव कक आररप वकसध कव दकरक नहह लगकयक गयक हह और न हध वकसध कव दकरक इस बकबत ववररध पकट सजयक गयक हह वक उक कव स सलए ममतक सधमक कक हतयक कक गई आतम हतयक कक नहह हह बललक मसलसजमकन दकरक दहवज कव हह। पतकवलध पर उपलबध सककय सव यह भध सकवबत हह वक नकल रपट नन0-34 ममतक सधमक कव मकयकव वकलर कक उपलसथवत मम ममतक कव चचवरव भकई ससधधर कस मकर कक तहरधर पर सलखकयध गई थह। अतएव अवभयरजन सकवकयर कक यह वजरन (version) अववशवसनधय हह वक घटनक कव बकद ममतकक कव मकयकव वकलव नकल रपट नन0-34 कव समय थकनव पर ममजजद नहह थव। ममतकक कव चचवरव भकई ससधधर कस मकर कर सककय मम पवर न वकयव जकनव सव यह बकत ववशवसनधय नहह हह वक ससधधर कस मकर दकरक नरव कक हकलत मम उक रपट अनवकत करकयध गई थध। इस पककर पतकवलध ववरद आररप कर पयकरप व ववशवसनधय पर उपलबध सककय सव अवभयरजन पक मसलसजमकन कव सककय सव सकवबत करनव मम असफल रहक हह। अतएव मसलसजमकन उक आररप हर दरष- मसक वकयव जकनव यरगय हह। आदवर अवभयसकगण सनदधप, धमरवधर, एवन 304 वकयव जकतव हह जमकनतदकरप कर उनकव दकवयतव सव उनमरवचत वकयक जकतक हह। ओमपकल तथक शधमतध बकलक कर भक०दन०सन० कक धकरक-498 ए मसक वकयक जकतक हह। उनकव जमकनत नकमव वनरसत बध कव अनतगरत आररपप सव दरष- वदनकनक-6-10-06 हसतककर अपवठत 06/10/2006 ससखलकल ) ( अपर सजलक एवन सत नयकयकधधर करटर नन0-5, मवरठ।" 6. The other co-accused have been acquitted by the trial Court for the offence punishable under Sections 498-A and 304-B I.P.C. on the ground that there are no sufficient material available qua the other co-accused. The co-ordinate Bench of this Court in the application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. filed on behalf of applicant has already stayed the proceedings of the aforesaid case crime number qua the applicant vide order dated 25.06.2002. On prima facie satisfaction that there are no material for commencing the trial against the applicant but the stay order was vacated due to dismissal of said application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for non prosecution.

7. Taking into consideration the aforesaid reasons as well as all entirety of the matter as discussed above, he has no flight risk and also the undertaking given by learned counsel appearing on behalf of applicant on instructions that applicant shall co-operate in the trial and also abide by all the terms and conditions as imposed by this Court while granting anticipatory bail, without commenting on merits of the case, I am of the opinion that the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on anticipatory bail.

8. In the event of arrest, the applicant Pushpendra Singh, involved in the aforesaid case crime be released on anticipatory bail during pendency of trial, on furnishing a personal bond of Rs.1,00000/- with two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions:- (i) The applicant shall make himself available on each date fixed in the matter by the court concerned; (ii) The applicant shall not directly or indirectly, make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade from disclosing such facts to the Court; (iii) The applicant shall not leave the Meerut without prior permission of the trial Court concerned. (iv) The applicant shall not leave India without the previous permission of the Court and if he has passport the same shall be deposited by him before the concerned court. (v) He will keep his mobile phone on 24 hours. (vi) He will report once in a week to the concerned police station between 10:00 am to 04:00 pm.

9. In default of any of the conditions, the court concerned is at liberty to pass appropriate orders for enforcing and compelling the same.

10. The application stands disposed of. Order Date :- 29.4.2025/AKT ASHOK KUMAR TRIPATHI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad