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Vinod Gupta and 2 Others v. State of U.P.

Allahabad HC8 Oct 2020BAIL/32032/2020

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What is this about?

Court granted bail to three applicants charged under the U.P. Gangsters Act, referred to earlier bail grants, and imposed conditions including personal bonds, sureties, and prohibitions on tampering with witnesses or committing new crimes pending normal court functioning.

What did the court decide?

Release of applicants on bail with personal bond and two sureties each, subject to specified conditions regarding witness tampering, trial cooperation, and criminal activity.

Vinod Gupta and 2 Others Vs State of U.P. — Bail and Remand | Allahabad HC (2020)

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Court No. - 91

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Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 32032 of 2020

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Applicant :- Vinod Gupta And 2 Others Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Bipin Kumar Tripathi Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

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Hon'ble Gautam Chowdhary,J.

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Heard learned counsel for the applicants and learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material brought on record.

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The present bail application has been filed on behalf of the applicants, Vinod Gupta, Pankaj alias Pappu and Pramod Gupta, with a prayer to release them on bail in Case Crime No. 348 of 2020, under Sections 3(1) of U.P. Gangsters and Anti Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986, Police Station- Kotwali, District- Maharajganj, during pendency of trial.

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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, they have already been granted bail by the Court. Submission is that the applicants are not a gangster and have never acted or conducted themselves as such. Further submission is that as the applicants have 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 applicants. Submission is also that the applicants are not guilty of having committed any offence under the Gangster Act. It has been assured on behalf of the applicants that they are ready to cooperate with the process of law and shall faithfully make themselves available before the court whenever required and are also ready to accept all the conditions which the Court may deem fit to impose upon them. It has also been submitted that the applicants are in jail since 7.8.2020.

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Learned AGA for the State has opposed the prayer for bail.

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Having considered the material on record, larger mandate of the Article 21 of the Constitution of India and the dictum of Apex Court in the case of Dataram Singh Vs. State of U.P. and another, reported in (2018) 3 SCC 22 and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, let the applicants involved in the aforesaid crime be released on bail on their

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furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions that :-

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The applicants shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence by intimidating/ pressurizing the witnesses, during the investigation or trial.

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The applicants shall cooperate in the trial sincerely without seeking any adjournment.

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The applicants shall not indulge in any criminal activity or commission of any crime after being released on bail.

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In case the applicants have been enlarged on short term bail as per the order of committee constituted under the orders of Hon'ble Supreme Court their bail shall be effective after the period of short-term bail comes to an end.

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The applicants shall be enlarged on bail on execution of personal bond without sureties till normal functioning of the courts is restored. The accused will furnish sureties to the satisfaction of the court below within a month after normal functioning of the courts are restored.

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The party shall file computer generated copy of such order downloaded from the official website of High Court Allahabad.

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The concerned Court/Authority/Official shall verify the authenticity of such computerized copy of the order from the official website of High Court Allahabad and shall make a declaration of such verification in writing.

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In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail.

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Order Date :- 8.10.2020 shiv

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