Dharmendra v. State of U.P.
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Siddharth, J.), Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 14985 of 2020, decided 19.6.2020: bail allowed under Sections 307/34 IPC, Case Crime No. 977 of 2019, P.S. Muradnagar, District Ghaziabad. Reliance placed on Dataram Singh v. State of U.P., (2018) 3 SCC 22, and Article 21 of the Constitution. Counsel for applicant submitted false implication, firing role attributed to co-accused Lokesh, custody since 27.11.2019 and no criminal history; A.G.A. opposed. COVID-era conditional bail: personal bond without sureties till normal court functioning restored; computer-generated copy of order to be verified from official website of High Court Allahabad.
What did the court decide?
Bail granted to applicant Dharmendra in Case Crime No. 977 of 2019 (Sections 307, 34 IPC, P.S. Muradnagar, District Ghaziabad) on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount, subject to seven conditions; pending restoration of normal court functioning, enlargement permitted on personal bond without sureties, sureties to be furnished within a month after normal functioning resumes; breach of conditions to be ground for cancellation of bail.