Wajid v. State of U.P.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bail application allowed for applicant detained under U.P. Gangster Act. Court noted lack of criminal history and bail cancellation in related cases. Granted bail subject to furnishing bond and standard conditions.
What did the court decide?
Release on bail requiring personal bond and two sureties, conditioned on not tampering with evidence, intimidating witnesses, and not committing similar offences.
What the court decided
Court No. - 41
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 36884 of 2018
Applicant :- Wajid Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Mohammad Faisal Khan Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Aniruddha Singh,J.
Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record.
It is submitted by learned counsel for the applicant that according to gang chart, only one case had been shown against accused applicant and he is on bail. The applicant has been falsely implicated in the present case. He is languishing in jail since 9.5.2018 (more than four and half months) and in case he is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail and will cooperate in the trial. It is further submitted that no bail cancellation application has been moved till today regarding the cases shown in the gang chart.
Learned A.G.A. opposed the prayer for bail and admitted that there is no criminal history against the applicant except the gang chart and further he could not dispute the aforesaid fact as argued by learned counsel for the applicant.
Keeping in view the nature of the offence, provision for initiation of cases and release of the accused in U.P. Gangster and Anti Social Activities (Prevention) Act, evidence, complicity of the accused, severity of punishment, submissions of the learned counsel for the parties and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the Court is of the view that the applicant has made out a case for bail. The bail application is allowed.
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the applicant makes out a case for release on bail having been in jail for over four and half months.
Whether the applicant can be released on bail subject to conditions regarding tampering evidence and intimidation.
Parties & counsel
- applicant
Wajid
Coram
Aniruddha Singh
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Allahabad HC
- Decided on
- · September
- Registered
- Case no.
- BAIL/36884/2018
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