Anil v. State of U.P.
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Siddharth, J.), Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 7325 of 2020, order dated 8.10.2020: bail granted to applicant Anil in Case Crime No. 01 of 2020 under Sections 392, 506, 411 IPC, Police Station Mirhachi, District Etah. FIR alleged robbery of Rs.1,40,500/- and Rs.5,500/- with a driving licence by three unknown persons; Rs.20,000/- recovered from the applicant, claimed as his own money. Applicant in custody since 10.01.2020; 11 prior cases explained, acquittal in sole Section 302 IPC case, two Section 110 Cr.P.C. matters infructuous, no convictions. Bail allowed relying on Article 21 of the Constitution and Dataram Singh v. State of U.P., (2018) 3 SCC 22, with COVID-era conditions on sureties and computer-generated copy verification. Counsel: Rahul Mehrotra and Rahul Pandey for applicant; G.A. for State.
What did the court decide?
Bail application allowed: applicant Anil to be released on bail in Case Crime No. 01 of 2020 (Sections 392, 506, 411 IPC, P.S. Mirhachi, District Etah) on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned, subject to seven conditions; till normal functioning of courts is restored, enlargement permitted on execution of personal bond without sureties, with sureties to be furnished within a month after normal functioning resumes; breach of conditions to be a ground for cancellation of bail.