Raj Kashayap v. State of U.P.
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. 40684 of 2023, Vivek Varma J., order dated 12.10.2023 (Neutral Citation 2023:AHC:196835). Applicant Raj Kashayap granted bail in Case Crime No. 465 of 2023, Sections 411, 413, 414, 420, 467, 468, 471 I.P.C., P.S. Izzat Nagar, District Bareilly; application under Section 439 Cr.P.C. Grounds: no independent witness to alleged recovery, no substantive evidence at this stage, no criminal antecedents, custody since 27.7.2023 (over two months), no hope of early trial conclusion, no State apprehension of tampering or intimidation. Conditions: no tampering with prosecution evidence, no pressurizing prosecution witnesses, appearance on every trial date; breach allows bail cancellation application.
What did the court decide?
Applicant Raj Kashayap ordered released on bail in Case Crime No. 465 of 2023 on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each of the like amount, subject to conditions: (i) not to tamper with prosecution evidence, (ii) not to pressurize prosecution witnesses, (iii) to appear on each and every date fixed by the trial court; breach entitles the prosecution to seek bail cancellation before this Court.