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Sonu Chaudhary v. State of U.P.

Allahabad HC20 Nov 2018BAIL/44244/2018

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Single Judge Court allowed bail to Sonu Chaudhary accused under the U.P. Gangster and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act. The court noted the applicant was in custody, lacked specific criminal history beyond a gang chart, and would cooperate, permitting release on personal bond and sureties. Standard bail conditions to prevent evidence tampering and intimidation were imposed.

What did the court decide?

Release on bail furnishing personal bond and two sureties in the like amount.

Sonu Chaudhary Vs State of U.P. — Caste Atrocities | Allahabad HC (2018)

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Court No. - 27

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Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 44244 of 2018

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Applicant :- Sonu Chaudhary Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Snehil Srivastava Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

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Hon'ble Aniruddha Singh,J.

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Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record.

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It is submitted by learned counsel for the applicant that according to gang chart, four cases 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 9.10.2018 (more than one month) 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.

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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.

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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.

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Let the applicant Sonu Chaudhary involved in Session Trial No.289 /2008 as well as Case Crime No. 543 of 2007, under Section 3(1) U.P. Gangster and Anti Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986, Police Station Harraiya, District -Basti be released on bail on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned subject to following

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conditions:

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The applicant will not tamper with the evidence during the trial.

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The applicant will not pressurize/ intimidate the prosecution witness.

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The applicant will appear before the trial court on the date fixed, unless personal presence is exempted.

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The applicant shall not commit an offence similar to the offence of which he is accused, or suspected, of the commission of which he is suspected.

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The applicant shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence.

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In case of breach of any of the above conditions, the court below shall be at liberty to cancel the bail.

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Order Date :- 20.11.2018

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Harshita/A. Singh

Sonu Chaudhary v. State of U.P.

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