Mannu @ Ayan Ali v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Secrt. Lko. and 3 Others
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Bail application allowed by Subhash Vidyarthi, J. (Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench, Court No. 16, Neutral Citation 2023:AHC-LKO:33853, decided 16.5.2023) in CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. 1345 of 2023. Applicant Mannu @ Ayan Ali (alias Mannu alias Ayan Ali S/o Furkan Ali) granted bail in Case Crime No. 456 of 2022 under sections 376, 302, 504, 506 IPC and section 3/4 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, P.S. Kotwali, District Unnao. Key grounds: delay in lodging F.I.R. (incident 09.06.2022, F.I.R. 11.06.2022) despite informant allegedly seeing the applicant with his daughter; postmortem showing solitary ligature mark and asphyxia due to antemortem hanging, contradicting the allegation of beating causing serious injuries; parity with co-accused Kallo granted bail on 23.01.2023 in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 367 of 2023; no criminal history; in jail since 12.06.2022. Conditions: no tampering with evidence, no pressurizing witnesses, appearance on all dates fixed by trial court. Counsel: O.P. Tiwari for applicant; Jayant Singh Tomar (A.G.A.-I) for State; Anoop Srivastava for informant.