Ankush v. State of U.P.
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court dismissed bail application in a murder and abduction case but directed the trial court to conclude the trial within one year and emphasized expediting witness summons and execution of warrants.
What did the court decide?
Bail application dismissed; trial court directed to conclude trial within one year and expedite witness summonses and attendance.
What the court decided
Neutral Citation No. - 2023:AHC:181017
Court No. - 66
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 48849 of 2021
Applicant :- Ankush Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Hemant Sharma,Prayogendra Pal Singh,Subhash Chandra Yadav Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Ajay Bhanot,J.
By means of this bail application the applicant has prayed to be enlarged on bail in Case Crime No. 1006 of 2020 at Police Station Kotwali Dehat District Bulandshahr under Sections 364-A, 302, 201 I.P.C. The applicant is in jail since 07.11.2020.
The bail application of the applicant was rejected by learned trial court on 29.06.2021.
The applicant has been nominated in the FIR as the person who had abducted and murdered the deceased. Incriminating phone calls demanding ransom money has been traced to the applicant. The offence is grave. There is likelihood that the applicant had committed the offence. At this stage, no case for bail is made out.
Without going into the merits of the case, the bail application is dismissed.
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether bail should be granted to the applicant charged with abduction and murder.
Whether the High Court should direct the trial court to expedite the criminal trial.
Parties & counsel
- applicant
Ankush
Coram
Ajay Bhanot
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Allahabad HC
- Decided on
- · September
- Registered
- Case no.
- BAIL/48849/2021
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