Harish v. State of U.P.
Case brief
What is this about?
Criminal Misc. Bail Application allowed. The court held that an applicant with no criminal history charged with an offence dependent on documentary evidence is entitled to bail.
What did the court decide?
Applicant ordered to be released on bail by furnishing a personal bond with two sureties of Rs.25,000 each.
What the court decided
Neutral Citation No. - 2023:AHC:219159
Court No. - 44
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 47695 of 2023 Applicant :- Harish Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Vinod Kumar Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Pankaj Bhatia,J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA and perused the record.
2. In terms of the FIR, it was alleged that the informant was duped of Rs.3,550/- in the garb of payment of processing fee for grant of loan. Contention of counsel for the applicant is that the applicant has no criminal history and was falsely implicated with the offence in question.
3. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application.
4. Considering the fact that the applicant has no criminal antecedent and the offence in question is to be established based upon documentary evidence, the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed.
5. Let the applicant Harish be released on bail in FIR No.158 of 2023, under Section 419, 420, 467, 468, 471 IPC & Section 66(D) of Information Technology Act, P.S. Dhaulana, District Hapur on his furnishing a personal bond with two sureties of Rs.25,000/each to the satisfaction of court concerned with the following conditions:
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether an applicant with no criminal antecedent and charged with an offence requiring documentary evidence is entitled to bail.
Parties & counsel
- applicant
Harish
- respondent
State of U.P.
Coram
Pankaj Bhatia
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Allahabad HC
- Decided on
- · November
- Registered
- Case no.
- BAIL/47695/2023
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