Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court bail order dated 28.1.2022 by Ram Krishna Gautam, J. in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 35015 of 2021 (Vinod Yadav @ Alok v. State of U.P.); Case Crime No. 211 of 2021 under Sections 8/20 NDPS Act, P.S. Kotwali, District Azamgarh; alleged 46 kg Ganja recovery; Section 50 NDPS Act compliance and lack of independent public witness urged by counsel; two antecedents, none under NDPS Act; reliance on Dataram Singh v. State of U.P., (2018) 3 SCC 22; bail allowed without comment on merits, on personal bond and two sureties, with conditions and liberty to cancel on breach.
What did the court decide?
Bail granted to Vinod Yadav @ Alok: release on execution of a personal bond and two reliable sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned, subject to conditions including non-tampering with evidence, abstention from criminal activity, non-intimidation of prosecution witnesses, cooperation in trial, and regular appearance before the trial court.