Jahid v. State of U.P.
Case brief
What is this about?
Court No. 91 allowed a bail application by Jahid in a Gangster Act case. Relying on Dataram Singh, the Court released the applicant on a personal bond and two sureties subject to specific conditions pending trial.
What did the court decide?
Release on bail by furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned subject to specified conditions.
What the court decided
Court No. - 91
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 27809 of 2020
Applicant :- Jahid Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Dr. Akhilesh Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Gautam Chowdhary,J.
Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material brought on record.
The present bail application has been filed on behalf of the applicant, Jahid, with a prayer to release him on bail in Case Crime No. 0282 of 2020, under Sections 3(1) of U.P. Gangsters and Anti Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986, Police Station- Shahabad, District- Rampur, during pendency of trial.
The main submissions advanced on behalf of accused is that in the one case which has been made the basis to impose the provisions of Gangsters Act against the accused, he has already been granted bail by the Court. Submission is that the applicant is not a gangster and has never acted or conducted himself as such. Further submission is that as the applicant has already been released on bail in all the cases on the basis of which the provisions of the Act were imposed, it shall not be much justified to continue the incarceration of the applicant. Submission is also that the applicant is not guilty of having committed any offence under the Gangster Act. It has been assured on behalf of the applicant that he is ready to cooperate with the process of law and shall faithfully make himself available before the court whenever required and is also ready to accept all the conditions which the Court may deem fit to impose upon him. It has also been submitted that the applicant is in jail since 12.07.2020.
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the applicant, accused under the Gangster Act who has been in custody since July, should be released on bail.
Whether the applicant has shown sufficient grounds for bail by assuring cooperation with the legal process.
Parties & counsel
- applicant
Jahid
Coram
Gautam Chowdhary
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Allahabad HC
- Decided on
- · October
- Registered
- Case no.
- BAIL/27809/2020
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