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Manoj Verma v. State of U.P.

Allahabad HC9 Sept 2021BAIL/15238/2021

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What is this about?

This criminal bail application was admitted and granted to the applicant, Manoj Verma, who was charged with cheating and criminal intimidation. The Single Judge, relying on the Dataram Singh precedent and considering jail overcrowding during the pandemic, allowed bail without expressing an opinion on the case merits.

What did the court decide?

Application was allowed and the applicant was released on bail on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties, subject to specific conditions.

Manoj Verma Vs State of U.P. — Cheating and Forgery | Allahabad HC (2021)

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Court No. - 71

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Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 15238 of 2021

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Applicant :- Manoj Verma Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Manoj Yadav,Santosh Yadav Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Girdhar Prasad Tripathi

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Hon'ble Vivek Kumar Singh,J.

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Heard learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Girdhar Prasad Tripathi, learned counsel for the complainant and learned AGA, appearing for the State and perused the material brought on record.

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It has been contended by the learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the present case due to ulterior motive. It is next contended that the first information report of the alleged incident is highly delayed for which no plausible explanation has been given, which itself falsify the prosecution story. It is further submitted that some money dispute was going on between the parties, which has been dragged into criminal prosecution of the applicant. Several other submissions in order to demonstrate the falsity of the allegations made against the applicant have also been placed forth before the Court. The circumstances which, according to the counsel, led to the false implication of the accused has also been touched upon at length. 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. It has also been submitted that the applicant is languishing in jail since 11.2.2021. It has been pointed out that the applicant has criminal history which has been duly explained in paragraph no.19 of the affidavit accompanying the bail application.

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Learned counsel for the complainant as well as learned A.G.A. have vehemently opposed the prayer.

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Courts have taken notice of the overcrowding of jails during the current pandemic situation (Ref.: Suo Motu Writ Petition (c) No. 1/2020, Contagion of COVID 19 Virus in prisons before the Supreme Court of India). These circumstances shall also be factored in while considering bail applications on behalf of accused persons.

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Having heard the submissions of learned counsel of both sides, nature of accusation and the severity of punishment in case of conviction and the nature of supporting evidence, prima facie satisfaction of the Court in support of the charge, reformative theory of punishment, and larger mandate of the Article 21 of the Constitution of India, the dictum of Apex Court in the case of Dataram Singh v. State of U.P. and another, reported in (2018) 2 SCC 22 and without expressing any opinion on the merit of the case, I find it to be a case of bail.

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Let applicant- Manoj Verma , be released on bail in Case Crime

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No.913 of 2017, under Sections- 419, 420, 504, 506 I.P.C., Police Station- Rasra, District- Ballia, on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of magistrate/court concerned, subject to following conditions:-

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The applicant will attend and co-operate the trial proceedings pending before the court concerned on the date fixed after release.

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He will not tamper with the witnesses.

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He will not indulge in any illegal activities during the bail period.

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The identity, status and residential proof of sureties will be verified by the court concerned and in case of breach of any of the above conditions, the court below shall be at liberty to cancel the bail and send the applicant to prison.

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It is clarified that the observations, if any, made in this order are strictly confined to the disposal of this bail application and must not be construed to have any reflection on the ultimate merits of the case.

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

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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 computer generated copy of such order shall be self attested by the counsel of the party concerned.

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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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The trial court is directed to expedite the trial of the present case and conclude the same expeditiously preferably within a period of six months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order, if there is no legal impediment.

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Order Date :- 9.9.2021 Dev/-

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