The court considered the spirit of community service and the applicant's age in granting bail, subject to strict conditions to ensure compliance and future conduct.

JUDGMENT

1. The applicant has filed this FIRST bail application u/S.439 Cr.P.C for grant of bail. Applicant has been arrested on 06.09.2022 by Police Station- Gwalior, District- Gwalior, in connection with Crime No.483/2022, for the offence punishable under Section 34(2) of the MP Excise Act.

2. It is the submission of learned counsel for the applicant that false case has been registered against the applicant and he is suffering confinement since 06.09.2022 and trial would take considerable time to conclude. Charge-sheet has already been filed. As per prosecution case, only 81 liters of country made liquor alleged to have been seized from the possession of the applicant. Counsel fairly submitted that applicant bears criminal record of ten cases which all are of same nature. Confinement amounts to pretrial detention. Applicant would not commit any offence of same nature and would not involve in any criminal activity in future. He learnt the lesson hard way and would mend his ways and would become a better citizen. He undertakes to cooperate in trial as well as investigation and would make himself available as and when required. He would not be a source of embarrassment or harassment to the complainant.

3. Applicant intends to perform some community service to purge himself out of the guilt felt by him and to serve national/environmental/social cause. Under these grounds, counsel prayed for bail.

4. Learned Public Prosecutor for the State opposed the prayer and prayed for its dismissal.

5. Heard learned counsel for the parties at length and perused the documents appended.

6. Considering the submissions advanced by the learned counsel for the parties and the fact situation as well as looking to the fact that applicant is a young boy 22 years, a chance be given to him for course correction, without commenting on the merits of the case and as per the spirit of community service echoed in the order of Sunita Gandharva Vs. State of M.P. reported in 2020(3) MPLJ(Cri.)247, the application is allowed. It is hereby directed that the applicant shall be released on bail on his furnishing personal bond of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand Only) with one solvent surety in the like amount to the satisfaction of trial Court.

7. This order will remain operative subject to compliance of the following conditions by the applicant :-

1. The applicant will comply with all the terms and conditions of the bond executed by him;

2. The applicant will cooperate in the investigation/trial, as the case may be;

3. The applicant will not indulge himself in extending inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade them from disclosing such facts to the Court or to the Police Officer, as the case may be;

4. The applicant shall not commit an offence similar to the offence of which he is accused;

5. The applicant will not seek unnecessary adjournments during the trial;

6. The applicant will not leave India without previous permission of the trial Court/Investigating Officer, as the case may be;

7. The applicant shall not involve in any criminal activity in future and would participate in creative pursuits.

8. The applicant shall mark his presence on the first day of every month before the police station concerned between 10:30 am to 2:30 pm, till conclusion of trial.

9. It is made clear that this bail is granted once the case is made out for bail and thereafter, direction for plantation of saplings is given and it is not the case where a person intends to serve social cause can be given bail without considering the merits.

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