Triveni v. State of U.P.
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court granted bail to the applicant, Triveni, charged under the U.P. Gangster Act during trial, emphasizing Article 21 principles without deciding merits, subject to strict conditions.
What did the court decide?
Release on bail with personal bond and two sureties under specified conditions pending trial.
What the court decided
Court No. - 91
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 39761 of 2020
Applicant :- Triveni Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Praveen Kumar Srivastava,Sharad Srivastava Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Gautam Chowdhary,J.
Heard learned counsel for the applicant, 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, Triveni , with a prayer to release him on bail in Case Crime No. 63 of 2020, under Section 2/3 U.P. Gangster and Anti Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986, Police StationKuvargav, District- Budaun, during pendency of trial.
The submission advanced by learned counsel for the applicant is that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. It is further submitted that in the cases, shown in the gang chart, which have been made the basis to impose the provisions of Gangster 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. Counsel for the applicant has also tried to justify the alleged previous offences which are said to have been committed by the applicant. 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. 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 languishing in jail since 17.9.2020.
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the applicant, accused under the U.P. Gangster Act, deserves release on bail during trial.
Parties & counsel
- applicant
Triveni
Coram
Gautam Chowdhary
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Allahabad HC
- Decided on
- · December
- Registered
- Case no.
- BAIL/39761/2020
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