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Mushahid Ali and 12 Others v. State of U.P. and Another

Allahabad HC6 Oct 2023ABAIL/7152/2023

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What is this about?

This court allowed an anticipatory bail application for an accused, finding them entitled to bail primarily on the ground of parity with a co-accused person who had previously been granted similar relief. The applicants were released on furnishing personal bond and two sureties under various statutory conditions.

What did the court decide?

All applicants released on anticipatory bail to the conclusion of trial on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each.

Mushahid Ali and 12 Others Vs State of U.P. and Another — Anticipatory Bail | Allahabad HC (2023)

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Neutral Citation No. - 2023:AHC:192959

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Court No. - 72

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Case :- CRIMINAL MISC ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 438 CR.P.C. No. - 7152 of 2023

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Applicant :- Mushahid Ali And 12 Others Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Irshad Ahmad Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

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Hon'ble Krishan Pahal,J.

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List has been revised.

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Heard Sri Mohd. Faiz, Advocate holding brief of Sri Irshad Ahmad, learned counsel for the applicants and Sri Sunil Kumar, learned A.G.A. for the State as well as perused the record.

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The present anticipatory bail application has been filed on behalf of the applicants in Case Crime No.0389 of 2017 registered under Sections 147, 148, 149, 332, 333, 353, 307, 336, 427, 504, 506/34 IPC, 3/4 Prevention of Damages to Public Property Act, 1984 & 7 Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 1932 at Police Station- Deedauli, District Amroha with a prayer to enlarge them on anticipatory bail.

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Learned counsel for the applicants has submitted that coaccused person Harun has already been granted anticipatory bail by this Court vide order dated 04.07.2023 passed in Criminal Misc. Anticipatory Bail Application U/S 438 Cr.P.C. No.5547 of 2023. Therefore, the present applicants are also entitled for anticipatory bail on the ground of parity. There is no criminal history of the applicants. Learned counsel for the applicants undertake that they will cooperate in the trial failing which the State can move appropriate application for cancellation of the anticipatory bail.

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The prayer for anticipatory bail has been vehemently opposed by learned A.G.A. However, the aforesaid factual aspect of the parity to the co-accused has not been disputed by him.

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Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, the evidence on record, pending trial and in light of the judgement passed by this Court in Nanha S/o Nabhan Kha vs. State of U.P., 1993 Crl.L.J. 938 and the judgement passed by the Apex

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Court in Paras Ram Vishnoi vs. The Director, Central Bureau of Investigation, MANU/SCOR/22410/2021, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the Court is of the view that the applicants have made out a case for anticipatory bail. The anticipatory bail application is allowed on the ground of parity.

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In view of the above, the anticipatory bail application of the applicants is allowed. Let the accused-applicants- Mushahid Ali, Tahir Hussain @ Guddu, Mohd. Salim, Haji Kallu, Nawab Ali, Ali Warsi, Rizwan, Imran @ Chidda, Irshad Ali, Shakir Hussain @ Shukla, Sabir Ali, Jameel and Zakir be released forthwith in the aforesaid case crime (supra) on anticipatory bail till the conclusion of trial on furnishing a personal and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions:-

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(i). that the applicants shall make themselves available for interrogation by a police officer as and when required;

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(ii). that the applicants shall not, directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade them from disclosing such facts to the court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence;

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(iii). that the applicants shall not leave India without the previous permission of the court;

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(iv). that in case charge-sheet is submitted the applicants shall not tamper with the evidence during the trial;

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(v). that the applicants shall not pressurize/ intimidate the prosecution witness;

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(vi). that the applicants shall appear before the trial court on each date fixed unless personal presence is exempted;

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(vii). that in case of breach of any of the above conditions the court concerned shall have the liberty to cancel the bail.

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It is made clear that observations made hereinabove are exclusively for deciding the instant anticipatory bail application and shall not affect the trial.

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Order Date :- 6.10.2023 Ravi Kant

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(Krishan Pahal, J.)

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Digitally signed by :- RAVI KANT High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

Mushahid Ali and 12 Others v. State of U.P. and Another

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