Pankaj v. State of U.P.
Case brief
What is this about?
Court allowed Criminal Misc. Bail Application for Pankaj, holding him a fit case for bail as identically placed co-accused was already released on parity grounds, citing larger mandate under Article 21 and Dataram Singh case.
What did the court decide?
Applicant released on bail with personal bond and two sureties upon restoration of normal court functioning, subject to specified conditions of conduct.
What the court decided
Court No. - 70
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 37185 of 2020
Applicant :- Pankaj Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Manoj Kumar Tripathi,Vinod Kumar Tirpathi Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Siddharth,J.
Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned AGA for the State.
Order on Criminal Misc. Exemption Application
This exemption application is allowed.
Order on Criminal Misc. Bail Application
The instant bail application has been filed on behalf of the applicant, Pankaj , with a prayer to release him on bail in Case Crime No. 402 of 2020, under Sections 394, 411/34, 120-B I.P.C, Police Station-Chandpur, DistrictBijnor, during pendency of trial.
The co-accused, Jayvindra @ Devendra, has been enlarged on bail in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No.36789 of 2020. The prayer for release of the applicant on bail on the ground of parity has been made. The applicant is languishing in jail since 31.08.2020.
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the applicant, a co-accused with identically placed bail status to a released co-accused, is a fit case for bail.
Whether bail can be granted without expressing an opinion on the merits of the case based on larger constitutional mandate.
Parties & counsel
- applicant
Pankaj
Coram
Siddharth
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Allahabad HC
- Decided on
- · November
- Registered
- Case no.
- BAIL/37185/2020
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