Single Judge allowed bail to applicant Mahendra Singh under U.P. Gangster Act. Court observed lack of material proving applicant's status as a gangster and noted he was already on bail in a related case. Bail granted with standard conditions.
Applicant released on bail by furnishing a personal bond and two sureties subject to specific conditions.
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Neutral Citation No. - 2023:AHC:109050
Court No. - 88
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 5236 of 2023
Applicant :- Mahendra Singh Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Vikram Singh Shrivastava Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Vikram D. Chauhan,J.
1. The applicant will not tamper with the evidence during the trial.
2. The applicant will not pressurize/intimidate the prosecution witness.
3. The applicant will appear before the trial court on the date fixed, unless personal presence is exempted and/ or the applicant shall make himself available for interrogation by a police officer as and when required.
4. The applicant shall not commit an offence similar to the offence of which he is accused, or suspected, of the commission of which he is suspected.
5. The applicant shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence.
6. The applicant shall not leave India without the previous permission of the Court.
7. In the event, the applicant changes his residential address, he shall inform the court concerned about his new residential address in writing.
Order Date :- 18.5.2023 Vibha
Digitally signed by :- VIBHA SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the applicant, already on bail in one related case and lacking material to prove status as a gangster, is entitled to bail under the Gangster Act.
Whether invocation of the Gangster Act provisions based on a single case where the applicant is already on bail is sustainable.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Mahendra Singh
Vikram D. Chauhan
As recorded by the court registry
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