Vaibhavbhai @ Shani Dilipbhai Damor vs State Of Gujarat

A.Y. Kogje, J

RULE. Learned APP waives service of rule for the respondentÂ​State.

This application is filed by the applicant under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 for regular bail in connection with FIR

registered as CRÂI/11821049200131 /2021 with Jesavada Police Station, Dahod for the offence punishable under Sections 363, 366, 376(N) and 114

of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3, 4, 12 and 17 of the POCSO Act.

Learned advocate appearing on behalf of the applicant submits that considering the nature of offence, the applicant may be enlarged on regular bail

by imposing suitable conditions.

On the other hand, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondentÂState has opposed grant of regular bail looking to the

nature and gravity of the offence.

Learned Advocates appearing on behalf of the respective parties do not press for a further reasoned order.

I have heard the learned advocates appearing on behalf of the respective parties and perused the papers. Following aspects are considered :Â​

I) The FIR is registered on 16.06.2020 for the offence which took place between 11.06.2020 and 12.06.2020.

II) The applicant is in custody since 23.06.2020.

III) Investigation is concluded, as the remand period is over.

IV) The applicant is aged 19 years, unmarried and was having affair with the prosecutrix, who is aged 17 years and 3 months.

V) Submissions of learned advocate for the applicant that the applicant and another co accused had eloped with two girls on account of their affair.

The coÂaccused having affair with the another girl has been enlarged on bail vide order dated 24.12.2020, passed by this Court in Criminal

Misc.Application No.18671 of 2020.

VI) Learned Additional Public Prosecutor under the instructions of the Investigating Officer is unable to bring on record any special circumstances

against the applicant.

This Court has taken into consideration the law laid down by the Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Sanjay Chandra v. Central Bureau of

Investigation reported in [2012] 1 SCC 40.

In the facts and circumstances of the case and considering the nature of the allegations made against the applicant in the First Information Report,

without discussing the evidence in detail, prima facie, this Court is of the opinion that this is a fit case to exercise the discretion and enlarge the

applicant on regular bail.

Hence, the present application is allowed. The applicant is ordered to be released on regular bail in connection CRÂI/11821049200131 /2021

registered with Jesavada Police Station, Dahod on executing a personal bond of Rs.10,000/= (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) with one surety of the like

amount to the satisfaction of the trial Court and subject to the conditions that he shall;

(a) not take undue advantage of liberty or misuse liberty;

(b) not act in a manner injurious to the interest of the prosecution;

(c) surrender passport, if any, to the lower Court within a week;

(d) not leave the State of Gujarat without prior permission of the Sessions Judge concerned;

(e) mark presence before the concerned Police Station on alternate Monday of every English calendar month for a period of six months between

11.00 a.m. and 2.00 p.m.;

(f) furnish the present address of his residence to the Investigating Officer and also to the Court at the time of execution of the bond and shall not

change the residence without prior permission of this Court;

(g) file an undertaking that the applicant and his father both are ready and willing to accept the prosecturix as wife of the applicant and such

undertaking will be filed within a period of two weeks from the date of release of the applicant.

(f) not to enter Tal:Garbada till the evidence of prosecutrix is recorded except for marking presence before the concerned police station and attending

the trial proceedings.

The authorities will release the applicant only if he is not required in connection with any other offence for the time being. If breach of any of the

above conditions is committed, the Sessions Judge concerned will be free to issue warrant or take appropriate action in the matter.

Bail bond to be executed before the lower Court having jurisdiction to try the case. It will be open for the concerned Court to delete, modify and/or

relax any of the above conditions, in accordance with law.

At the trial, the trial Court shall not be influenced by the observations of preliminary nature qua the evidence at this stage made by this Court while

enlarging the applicant on bail

The application is allowed in the aforesaid terms. Rule is made absolute to the aforesaid extent. Direct Service is permitted.