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Vijay Pal v. State of U.P.

Allahabad HC18 Jun 2021BAIL/18191/2021

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What is this about?

The High Court granted bail to the applicant accused in a case involving criminal conspiracy related to excise violations. The relief was based on the grounds of parity with a co-accused and reference to Supreme Court dicta regarding bail under Article 21.

What did the court decide?

The applicant was released on bail by furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount, subject to standard conditions of attendance and non-tampering.

Vijay Pal Vs State of U.P. — Bail and Remand | Allahabad HC (2021)

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Court No. - 67

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Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 18191 of 2021

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Applicant :- Vijay Pal Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Pratibha Vohra Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

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Hon'ble Vivek Kumar Singh,J.

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Heard Ms. Pratibha Vohra, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Sanjay Singh, learned AGA -I, appearing for the State and perused the material brought on record.

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It is contended that applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case due to ulterior motive. It is next contended that applicant's case is at par with co-accused namely Anil, who has been granted bail by a coordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 31.05.2021, passed in Crl. Misc. Bail Application No. 17249 of 2021, the case of the applicant stands on identical footing, hence the applicant is also entitled for bail on the ground of parity. The applicant has no criminal history. The applicant is in jail since 18.02.2021.

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Learned A.G.A. has vehemently opposed the prayer without disputing the fact that co-accused person has been granted bail.

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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- Vijay Pal, be released on bail in Case Crime No. 21 of 2021, under Sections- 272 IPC and under section 60 of Excise Act, Police Station- Dhanari, District- Sambhal, 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

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to have any reflection on the ultimate merits of the case.

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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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Order Date :- 18.6.2021

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