(1.) Heard Shri V.P. Srivastava, Senior Advocate assisted by Sri Bharat Bhushan Paul, learned counsel for the applicants, learned A.G.A. for the State of U.P. and Sri Satish Mishra and Sri Anil Kumar Shukla, learned counsel for the complainant and perused the case diary.
(2.) THIS bail application has been moved by Kalla @ Jitendra with a prayer that the applicant may be released on bail in case crime no. 161 of 2010, under Sections 363, 366, 302, 504, 506 IPC, P.S. Eka, district-Firozabad.
(3.) IT is contended by the learned counsel for the applicants that the deceased Km. Lalita was having the love with the accused Yatendra @ Bhura, who was serving at tower, she has gone in the company of the accused Yatendra @ Bhura with her free will and consent on 17.6.2010. But the F.I.R. has been lodged on 29.6.2010. The first informant stated under Section 161 Cr.P.C. that she was kidnapped only by the accused Yatendra @ Bhura and Kalla @ Jitendra, she was not kidnapped by other co-accused persons named in the F.I.R. he did not want to proceed further against them. The statement of Km. Lalita Devi was also recorded under Section 161 Cr.P.C. she categorically stated that she had decided to perform the marriage with the accused Yatendra @ Bhura, she had gone in his company with her free will and consent, she was kept by him at the house of his relatives, they performed the court marriage, they obtained order not to make their arrest by the police in Criminal Misc. Writ Petition No. 12425 of 2010, she was living at the house of the co-accused Yatendra @ Bhura in village Nagala Dhansingh. But his elder brother, accused Kalla @ Jitendra was extended the threat to commit her murder. Ultimately, she was killed by way of strangulation. But there is no evidence to show that the applicant has committed the alleged offence. The deceased was living separately along with her husband. Except the statement of the deceased recorded under Section 161 Cr.P.C. in which she stated that accused Kalla @ Jitendra was extended the threat to commit her murder, there is no other evidence against the applicant. The dead body of the deceased was not found inside the house of Surendra Singh, father of the applicant in which the applicant was also residing. The applicant has been falsely implicated only on the basis of doubt and suspicion. The applicant is having no criminal antecedents. He may be released on bail.