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Shailendar Alias Shailendra v. State of U.P.

Allahabad HC7 Oct 2021BAIL/27453/2021

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This judgment grants bail to the applicant, Shailendar Alias Shailendra, in a criminal case involving fraud allegations. The court found prima facie satisfaction favors bail, citing jail overcrowding during the pandemic and the reformative theory of punishment. Bail is granted subject to standard conditions and furnishing of sureties.

What did the court decide?

Applicant released on bail with personal bond and two sureties each.

Shailendar Alias Shailendra Vs State of U.P. — Bail and Remand | Allahabad HC (2021)

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Court No. - 71

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Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 27453 of 2021

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Applicant :- Shailendar Alias Shailendra Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Umesh Prasad Singh,Satyendra Narayan Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Janardan Yadav

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Hon'ble Vivek Kumar Singh,J.

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Rejoinder affidavit and supplementary affidavit filed on behalf of applicant both are taken on record.

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Heard Umesh Prasad Singh, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Janardan Yadav, learned counsel for the opposite party Sri Abhinav Prasad, learned AGA, appearing for the State and perused the material brought on record.

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It is contended by learned counsel for the applicant that the matter is purely of civil nature. The applicant has his wife both are suffering from fraud committed by the company concerned, therefore the allegation leveled against the applicant in the first information report is false, baseless and without any evidence. The applicant has no concern with the said incident and he has not committed any offence as stated by prosecution. 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 27.03.2021. It has been pointed out that the applicant has no criminal history.

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Learned A.G.A. has 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- Shailendar Alias Shailendra , be released on bail in Case Crime No. 0042 of 2021, under Sections- 406, 420, 467, 468, 471 IPC, Police Station- Baradah, District- Azamgarh, on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of

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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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Order Date :- 7.10.2021 Arti

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