Pramod v. State of U.P.
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Siddharth, J.) order dated 3.11.2020 in CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. 35958 of 2020 granting bail to applicant Pramod in Case Crime No. 455 of 2020 under Sections 380, 411, 457 IPC, Police Station Gunnaur, District Sambhal; theft of boxes of country-made liquor by unknown persons; applicant not named in FIR; arrest based on recovery of two boxes from open field; criminal history of 10 cases; in custody since 12.6.2020; bail granted relying on Article 21 of the Constitution of India and Dataram Singh Vs. State of U.P. and another, (2018) 3 SCC 22; conditions on conduct, trial cooperation, short-term bail coordination and computer-generated copy verification; exemption application allowed; counsel: Sarvajeet Singh for applicant, G.A. for State.
What did the court decide?
Release of applicant Pramod on bail in Case Crime No. 455 of 2020 on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount, subject to seven conditions (inter alia: no tampering with prosecution evidence or intimidating witnesses; sincere cooperation in trial without adjournments; no criminal activity after release; bail effective only after any short-term bail under the Supreme Court committee's orders ends; interim enlargement on personal bond without sureties till normal court functioning resumes, with sureties to be furnished within a month thereafter; filing and verification of computer-generated copy of the order from the official website of High Court Allahabad). Breach of conditions to be ground for cancellation of bail. Criminal Misc. Exemption Application also allowed.