Allowed

Saurabh Gupta v. State of U.P. and Another

Allahabad HC29 May 2019CRLA/2273/2019

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In Criminal Appeal No. 2273 of 2019, the High Court allowed the bail appeal following the conviction order. The court set aside the bail rejection order and directed the release of the appellant on personal bond with sureties in a case involving Scheduled Caste atrocities.

What did the court decide?

The order denying bail is set aside. The appellant is released on bail by furnishing a personal bond and two reliable sureties.

Saurabh Gupta Vs State of U.P. and Another — Caste Atrocities | Allahabad HC (2019)

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Court No. - 71

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Case :- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 2273 of 2019

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Appellant :- Saurabh Gupta Respondent :- State Of U.P. And Another Counsel for Appellant :- Ronak Chaturvedi Counsel for Respondent :- G.A.

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Hon'ble Ajit Singh,J.

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Heard learned counsel for the appellant-applicant and learned A.G.A. for the State. Despite the service of notice, no one has appeared on behalf of the opposite party no.2. Perused the record.

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This criminal appeal under Section 14 A (2) of Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 has been filed challenging the order dated 12.03.2019 passed by Additional District and Sessions Judge-II/Special Judge Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Aligarh in Bail Application No.972 of 2019, (Saurabh Gupta Vs. State of U.P.), arising out of Case Crime No.183 of 2018, under Sections 147, 148, 149, 308, 354, 504, 506 I.P.C. & 3(2) (v-a) of The scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, P.S. Pisawa, District Aligarh, seeking bail in the aforesaid sections.

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Learned counsel for the accused/appellant submitted that the appellant has been falsely implicated in the present case due to ulterior motive. He further submitted that all the offences are punishable below seven years. He submitted that the appellant is in jail since 18.02.2019 and in case, he is enlarged on bail he will not misuse the liberty of bail and will cooperative in the trial.

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Per contra, learned A.G.A., for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail.

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Considering the overall facts and circumstances, the nature of allegations, the gravity of offence, the severity of punishment, the evidence appearing in the case, without expressing any opinion on merits, this Court finds it to be a fit case for bail. Accordingly, the appeal is allowed and the aforementioned order is hereby set aside.

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Let the appellant-applicant Saurabh Gupta be released on bail in the aforesaid case crime number on their furnishing a personal bond and two reliable sureties each of the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned.

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Order Date :- 29.5.2019 R./

Saurabh Gupta v. State of U.P. and Another

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