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Shadab Akhtar v. State of U.P.

Allahabad HC4 Oct 2021BAIL/32797/2021

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What is this about?

The High Court allowed bail to the applicant, Shadab Akhtar, charged with cheating and forgery offences. The court noted prima facie satisfaction, the reformative theory of punishment, and Article 21, without expressing an opinion on the case's ultimate merits.

What did the court decide?

The applicant is released on bail by furnishing a personal bond and two sureties subject to specified conditions.

Shadab Akhtar 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. - 32797 of 2021

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Applicant :- Shadab Akhtar Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Arvind Kumar,Gaurav Kumar Srivastava Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

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Hon'ble Vivek Kumar Singh,J.

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Heard learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Sanjay Singh, learned AGAI, for the State and perused the material brought on record.

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It is contended by learned counsel for the applicant that applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case due to ulterior motive. It is next contended that there is inordinate delay in lodging of the First Information Report without any plausible explanation. It is next submitted that a false story has been set up by the prosecution whereas the applicant has not committed any offence as alleged. There is no reliable evidence of the alleged incident. It is next contended that nothing incriminating article was recovered from the possession of the applicant or on his pointing out. In fact recovery shown against the applicant is planted by the police personnel of the concerned Police Station. It is next contended that the ingredients of offences are absent and entire prosecution story is based on false and frivolous allegations. 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 is further submitted that applicant has no previous criminal history and there is also no possibility of applicant either fleeing away from the judicial process or tampering with the witnesses. Applicant is in jail since 24.06.2021, and undertakes that he will not misuse the liberty, if granted.

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Learned A.G.A. has vehemently opposed the bail prayer of the applicant without disputing the aforesaid submissions of the learned counsel for the applicant and submitted that in case applicant is released on bail he will misuse the liberty of bail.

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Courts have taken notice of overcrowding of jails during the current pandemic situation (Ref: Sue, 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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Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, 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- Shadab Akhtar, be released on bail in Case Crime No. 102

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of 2021, under Sections - 419, 420, 467, 468, 471 IPC and Section 66 of I.T. Act, Police Station- Nagar, District- Basti, on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the 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 court concerned and in case of breach of any of the conditions mentioned above, court concerned will 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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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 :- 4.10.2021

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