Shekhar v. State of U.P.
Case brief
What is this about?
Criminal Misc. Bail Application by Shekhar in an N.D.P.S. Act case. The High Court granted bail citing prima facie satisfaction, reformative theory, and Article 21, while noting co-accused Neeraj was already on bail.
What did the court decide?
Applicant Shekhar released on bail on a personal bond and two sureties in like amount.
What the court decided
Court No. - 67
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 7762 of 2021
Applicant :- Shekhar Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Dhananjay Pratap Singh,Ankit Agarval Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Vivek Kumar Singh,J.
Heard learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Sanjay Singh, learned AGA-I, appearing for the State and perused the material brought on record.
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 co-accused namely Neeraj has already been granted bail by another Bench of this Court vide order dated 29.1.2021 passed in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No.5188 of 2021, a copy of said order has been has been perused on the official website of this Court and the case of the applicant stands on identical footings. 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 15.11.2020. It has been pointed out that the applicant has no criminal history.
Learned A.G.A. has vehemently opposed the prayer.
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether bail should be granted to the applicant who alleges false implication and has no criminal history.
Parties & counsel
- applicant
Shekhar
Coram
Vivek Kumar Singh
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Allahabad HC
- Decided on
- · June
- Registered
- Case no.
- BAIL/7762/2021
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