Allowed

Rohit Maurya v. State of U.P.

Allahabad HC9 Nov 2023BAIL/45940/2023

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What is this about?

The Court allowed a bail application filed by Rohit Maurya under Section 439 Cr.P.C. in a case under the U.P. Gangsters Act. The grant was based on vague FIR allegations regarding the definition of 'gangster' and the applicant's assurance not to tamper with evidence or influence witnesses, satisfying Section 19(4)(b) of the Act.

What did the court decide?

The applicant was released on bail on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties of equal amount.

Rohit Maurya Vs State of U.P. — Bail and Remand | Allahabad HC (2023)

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Neutral Citation No. - 2023:AHC:216151

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Court No. - 74

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Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 45940 of 2023

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Applicant :- Rohit Maurya Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Gyanendra Prakash Srivastava Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

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Hon'ble Vivek Varma,J.

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Supplementary affidavit filed by the counsel for the applicant, is taken on record.

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Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as Shashank Shekhar, learned A.G.A. for the State of U.P. and perused the record.

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The instant bail application under Section 439 Cr.P.C. has been filed with the prayer to enlarge the applicant on bail in Case Crime No. 408 of 2022, under Section 3(1) of the U.P. Gangsters and Anti Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986, Police Station Shivpur, District Varanasi, during the pendency of the trial.

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Learned counsel for the applicant submits that according to the gang chart, five cases are shown against the applicant and in the said cases the applicant has been enlarged on bail.

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He further submits that in the F.I.R., in issue, the allegations with regard to disturbing the public order, as also regarding gaining undue temporal, pecuniary, material or other advantage of like nature against the applicant are vague. In absence of allegation concerning an act or omission on the part of an accused, covered by the definition of terms "gang" and "gangster" as provided under Section 2 of the Gangsters Act, no F.I.R. is maintainable. In the instant case, the F.I.R. is based upon the pending criminal cases and not upon any new allegations or discovery of facts having serious reflection on the society, for which purpose the Gangsters Act was enacted.

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It is also submitted that considering the facts of the case, as stated above, there are reasonable grounds for believing that the applicant is not guilty of the offence under the Gangsters Act and that he would not commit the offence while on bail nor would try to tamper the evidence or influence the witnesses in any manner whatsoever it may be. The applicant is in jail since 28.09.2022.

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Learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for bail but could not satisfactorily dispute the aforesaid submissions from the record.

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Considering the rival submissions of learned counsel for parties, material available on record as well as taking note of Section 19(4)(b) of the Gangsters Act, in light of the submission of counsel for the applicant to the effect that while on bail in this case, the applicant would not commit any crime/offence nor would try to tamper the evidence or influence the witnesses in any manner, whatsoever it may be, and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, I am of the view that the applicant is entitled to be released on bail. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed.

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Let the applicant- Rohit Maurya , involved in the aforesaid case, be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each of the like amount to the satisfaction of court concerned on the following conditions that:

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(i) the applicant shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence;

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(ii) the applicant shall not pressurize the prosecution witnesses; and,

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(iii) the applicant shall appear on each and every date fixed by the trial court.

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In case of breach of any of the above conditions, the prosecution shall be at liberty to move bail cancellation application before this Court.

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Order Date :- 9.11.2023 Lbm/-

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Digitally signed by :- LAL BAHADUR MAURYA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

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