Application for release on bail allowed in murder case due to long incarceration of five years and sluggish trial progress despite circumstantial evidence nature.
Applicant released on bail on personal bond and two sureties subject to standard conditions of appearance and non-interference.
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Neutral Citation No. - 2023:AHC:167131
Court No. - 70
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 24324 of 2020
Applicant :- Pradeep Yadav Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Rajesh Kumar Dubey,Neeraj Kumar Pandey,Ram Bahadur Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Sameer Jain,J.
(i) The applicant shall appear before the trial court on the dates fixed, unless his personal presence is exempted.
(ii) The applicant shall not directly or indirectly, make inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or any police officer or tamper with the evidence.
(iii) The applicant shall not indulge in any criminal and anti-social activity.
Order Date :- 18.8.2023
Ankita
Digitally signed by :- ANKITA SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the applicant is entitled to release on bail considering long incarceration and circumstantial evidence.
Whether the trial can be concluded soon given the number of witnesses and pace of examination.
Pradeep Yadav
State of U.P.
Sameer Jain
As recorded by the court registry
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