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Guddu v. State of U.P.

Allahabad HC9 Dec 2020BAIL/40722/2020

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What is this about?

This bail application was disposed of by releasing the applicant on bail with a personal bond and two sureties upon restoration of normal court functioning, subject to specific conditions preventing tampering with evidence and criminal activity, relying on Article 21 and precedent.

What did the court decide?

Permission to release the applicant on bail by executing a personal bond without sureties initially, with an obligation to provide sureties once normal court functioning is restored.

Guddu Vs State of U.P. — Bail and Remand | Allahabad HC (2020)

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Court No. - 91

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Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 40722 of 2020

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Applicant :- Guddu Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Rohit Sharan Tomar Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

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Hon'ble Gautam Chowdhary,J.

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Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material brought on record.

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The present bail application has been filed on behalf of the applicant Guddu with a prayer to release him on bail in Case Crime No. 62 of 2020, under Sections 3/5/8 Cow Slaughter Act and section 11 Animal Cruelty Act, Police Station- Civil Lines, District- Rampur during pendency of trial.

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The submission advanced by learned counsel for the applicant is that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case due to ulterior motive. Next argued that neither the applicant was arrested on spot and nothing incriminating has been recovered from his possession. Several other submissions in order to demonstrate the falsity of the allegations made against the applicant have also been placed before the Court. The circumstances which, according to the counsel, led to the false implication of the accused have also been mentioned. It has also 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 is further contended by learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant is languishing in jail since 11.5.2020 having no criminal history.

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Learned AGA for the State has opposed the prayer for bail.

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Having considered the material on record, larger mandate of the Article 21 of the Constitution of India and the dictum of Apex Court in the case of Dataram Singh Vs. State of U.P. and another, reported in (2018) 3 SCC 22 and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, let the applicant involved in the aforesaid crime be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the

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satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions that :-

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The applicant shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence by intimidating/ pressurizing the witnesses, during the investigation or trial.

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The applicant shall cooperate in the trial sincerely without seeking any adjournment.

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The applicant shall not indulge in any criminal activity or commission of any crime after being released on bail.

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In case the applicant has been enlarged on short term bail as per the order of committee constituted under the orders of Hon'ble Supreme Court his bail shall be effective after the period of short-term bail comes to an end.

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The applicant shall be enlarged on bail on execution of personal bond without sureties till normal functioning of the courts is restored. The accused will furnish sureties to the satisfaction of the court below within a month after normal functioning of the courts are restored.

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The party shall file computer generated copy of such order downloaded from the official website of High Court Allahabad.

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The concerned Court/Authority/Official shall verify the authenticity of such computerized copy of the order from the official website of High Court Allahabad and shall make a declaration of such verification in writing.

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In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail.

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Order Date :- 9.12.2020

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