Nekpal v. State of U.P.
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Siddharth, J.) allowed the bail application of Nekpal in Case Crime No. 100 of 2020, P.S. Dilari, District Moradabad, under Section 413 IPC (FIR under Sections 41/102 Cr.P.C. and 411 IPC). Bail was granted on 18.9.2020 citing the spread of novel coronavirus in jails, the larger mandate of Article 21 of the Constitution of India, and the Apex Court dictum in Dataram Singh v. State of U.P., (2018) 3 SCC 22, without expressing any opinion on merits. Release directed on personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount, with interim enlargement on personal bond without sureties till normal court functioning is restored, subject to conditions.
What did the court decide?
Bail application allowed; applicant Nekpal to be released on bail in Case Crime No. 100 of 2020, P.S. Dilari, District Moradabad, on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount, subject to conditions including non-tampering with evidence, cooperation in trial, and no criminal activity; interim enlargement on personal bond without sureties till normal functioning of courts is restored; sureties to be furnished within a month thereafter; breach of conditions to be a ground for cancellation of bail.