IN THE HIGH COURT OF ALLAHABAD
Om Prakash Tripathi, J.
Farhan Ahmad (Shanu) – Applicant
Versus
State Of U.P Thru Secretary Home Lknw. – Opposite Party
Criminal misc. Bail application No. - 54154 of 2021Decided On : 05-01-2022
| Table of Content |
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| 1. details of allegations against the applicant. (Para 2 , 3) |
| 2. arguments for and against bail application. (Para 4 , 5) |
| 3. opposition against granting bail. (Para 6 , 7 , 8) |
| 4. court’s decision on bail application. (Para 9 , 10) |
| 5. expedited trial directive. (Para 11) |
JUDGMENT :
Om Prakash Tripathi, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A. for State and perused the material available on record.
2. Accused-applicant, involved in Case Crime No. 411 of 2021, under Sections 3 76 , 504, 506 IPC and 3/5 (1) U.P. Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2020, Police Station Ramgarhtal, District Gorakhpur, applied for bail.
3. The brief facts of the case is that the informant is resident of Mohalla Chilmapur Nai Colony, Gorakhpur and in the month of January, 2021 through facebook she has come in the touch of present applicant Farhan Ahmad (Shanu) who demanded the number of the informant and thereafter the conversation between both was started. It is further alleged that the applicant stated himself he is working at the post of Tax Inspector in Nagar Nigam Gorakthpur and during conversation he has made proposal of marriage and after giving assurance he has developed physical relation, however she has conceived pregnancy, but after making pressure abortion was conducted and thereafter when the informant has stated to get marry then he was tolerating the matter and stated that until and unless she will not accept Islam Religion he will not marry to her and he started pressure to change her Religion. It is further alleged that on 01.10.2021 in the evening he came with one girl and in front of Heal Park after calling her he started abusing and use derogatory word and threatened to accept Muslim Religion otherwise neither he will marry to her nor he will accept to her and she will be murdered, because he is very influential person and thereafter after taking her mobile he has deleted entire whatsapp chat therefore the informant is afraid due to his behavior, because the parents of the informant died causally, It is further alleged that there is possibility that the present applicant will commit murder of her, therefore, the present first information report is being lodged.
4. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case only for the purpose of blackmailing whereas on the basis of allegations the present case is the case of consenting party and nothing else. He has committed no offence. Learned counsel for the applicant further submitted that the alleged incident is said to have taken place at unknown date and time i.e., month of January, 2021, whereas the First Information Report with regard to the same incident has been lodged after 10 months of the alleged incident i.e. 23.10.2021 without any plausible explanation for delay in lodging of the FIR.
5. The main contention of the learned counsel for the applicant is that it is matter of conscious relationship. Both the parties are major and there is not evidence of abortion, therefore, the charge sheet against the applicant is filed only under Section 3 76 , 504, 506 IPC and Section 3 /5 (1) U.P. Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2020. In the medical report, no external or internal injury was found on the body of the victim and the doctor has opined suspicion regarding the rape. In the High School Certificate, the date of birth of the prosecutix is 12.03.1996 by which, the prosecutrix is 25 years and she is major. In the statement recorded under Section 164 Cr.P.C., she admitted the love affair and relationship with the present applicant. Learned counsel for the applicant further submitted that there is contradictions in the statements of the victim recorded under Sections 161 and 164 Cr.P.C. and further stated that the applicant Shanu began to make physical relationship with her forcibly. It is also submitted that the applicant has never pressurized at any po
Coercion in religious conversion violates individual rights and statutory provisions, justifying the rejection of bail.
Court is inclined to allow the present application as State has also not been able to answer the query made to the Counsel for the respondent/State.
The court's decision was primarily based on the failure of the State to verify crucial aspects prior to the arrest and the prima facie opinion that the prosecutrix was aware of the religion of the ap....
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the provisions of Section 3 of the Act of 2021, which prohibit conversion from one religion to another by use of misrepresentation, force, und....
The court established that the severity of sexual offenses against women warrants strict scrutiny in bail applications to ensure societal protection.
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