Saddam v. State of U.P.

Court No. - 55

Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 24807 of 2018

Applicant :- Saddam Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Satendra Kumar Upadhyay,Anupama Parashar Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

Hon'ble Vivek Kumar Singh,J.

Counter affidavit filed by the learned A.G.A. today in the Court is taken on record.

Heard learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Abhinav Prasad, learned A.G.A. appearing for the State.

It has been contended by the learned counsel for the applicant that the co-accused Irfan has been granted bail by this Court on 14.9.2018 in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No.25866 of 2018, a copy of said order has been produced by the learned counsel for the applicant, which is taken on record and the case of the applicant stands on identical footing, hence the applicant is also entitled for bail on the ground of parity. The applicant has no criminal history. The applicant is in jail since 16.5.2018.

Learned A.G.A. opposed the prayer for bail.

Considering the nature of accusation and the severity of punishment in case of conviction and the nature of supporting evidence, reasonable apprehension of tempering of the witnesses and prima facie satisfaction of the Court in support of the charge and reformative theory of punishment the applicant is entitled to be released on bail in this case.