Abdulla v. State of U.P.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bail granted — U.P. Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, 1955 Ss. 3/8 and IPC S.177 — Case Crime No. 09 of 2020, P.S. Singhawali Ahir, District Baghpat — applicant Abdulla in jail since 25.01.2020 — no cognizable offence under S.9 contention — offence triable by Magistrate, max sentence 7 years — no independent witness to recovery — Article 21 Constitution of India — Dataram Singh v. State of U.P., (2018) 3 SCC 22 relied on — personal bond and two sureties; interim release on personal bond without sureties till normal court functioning restored — breach of conditions ground for cancellation — Allahabad High Court, Gautam Chowdhary J., 25.11.2020 — Crl. Misc. Bail Application No. 40432 of 2020.
What did the court decide?
Bail application allowed: applicant Abdulla to be released on bail in Case Crime No. 09 of 2020 on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned, with conditions; till normal functioning of the courts is restored, enlargement permitted on execution of personal bond without sureties, sureties to be furnished within a month after normal functioning is restored; where the applicant is enlarged on short-term bail under the committee constituted per Supreme Court orders, the bail takes effect after the short-term bail period ends.