Ravi v. State of U.P.
Case brief
What is this about?
Single bench bail application allowed for Ravi accused in murder case under Sections 302, 201 IPC. Court granted bail emphasizing distinguishable liability compared to principal accused and established circumstantial evidence principles.
What did the court decide?
Application allowed; Applicant Ravi released on bail via personal bond and two sureties upon furnishing undertaking against adjournment and appearance.
What the court decided
Neutral Citation No. - 2023:AHC:207694
Court No. - 65
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 41193 of 2023
Applicant :- Ravi Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Arvind Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Satish Sharma
Hon'ble Rajeev Misra,J.
- Heard Mr. Arvind Singh, the learned counsel for applicant and the learned A.G.A. for State.
- Perused the record.
- This application for bail has been filed by applicant- Ravi seeking his enlargement on bail in Case Crime No.71 of 2023, under Sections 302, 201 I.P.C., Police Station-Beejpur, DistrictSonbhadra during the pendency of trial.
- Record shows that in respect of an incident which is alleged to have occurred on 14.07.2023, a delayed F.I.R. dated 15.07.2023 was lodged by first informant Pavan Kumar Bharti (father of the deceased) and was registered as Case Crime No.71 of 2023, under Sections 302, 201 I.P.C., Police Station-Beejpur, DistrictSonbhadra. In the aforesaid F.I.R. three persons namely Ravi, Shivam alias Mulayam and Mohit Babu have been nominated as named accused.
Issues for consideration
3 issues framed by the court
Whether the applicant, a co-accused charged only with disposing of the body and lacking direct incriminating evidence beyond the guilty co-accused's confession, satisfies bail conditions requiring non
Whether the applicant is liable to enlargement on bail despite the joint nature of the crime and the confessional evidence against other accused.
Whether the applicant has made out a prima facie case for bail warranting release on personal bond and sureties.
Parties & counsel
- applicant
Ravi
Coram
Rajeev Misra
Imtiyaz Ahmad
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Allahabad HC
- Decided on
- · October
- Registered
- Case no.
- BAIL/41193/2023
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