Om Pal v. State of U.P.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bail allowed - Om Pal - Case Crime No. 183 of 2018, Section 307 IPC, P.S. Bahadur Garh, District Hapur - Allahabad High Court, Siddharth, J., order dated 19.06.2020 - deaf and dumb injured; statement recorded by gestures; Section 164(5A) Cr.P.C. interpreter/special educator requirement - no internal damage - custody since 20.09.2018 - no criminal history - trial delay due to corona virus pandemic - Article 21 Constitution of India - Dataram Singh v. State of U.P., (2018) 3 SCC 22 relied upon - personal bond and two sureties - interim release on personal bond without sureties till courts resume normal functioning - conditions incl. no tampering with evidence, cooperation in trial, no criminal activity; breach grounds for cancellation.
What did the court decide?
Bail application allowed. Applicant Om Pal to be released on bail in Case Crime No. 183 of 2018, Section 307 IPC, P.S. Bahadur Garh, District Hapur, on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount (sureties to be verified before release order), subject to conditions in paras 10-16; interim enlargement on a personal bond without sureties till normal court functioning resumes, with sureties within a month thereafter; computer-generated copy of the order to be filed and verified against the official website of High Court Allahabad.