Hamid v. State of U.P Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Civil Secrt. Lko.
Case brief
What is this about?
Hamid v. State of U.P. — CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. 2144 of 2024, High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench (Court No. 17), Rajeev Singh, J., decided 3.7.2024 (Neutral Citation 2024:AHC-LKO:45295). Bail application rejected in Case Crime No. 160 of 2021 under Sections 147/148/149/307/323/504/506 IPC and Section 7 Criminal Law Amendment Act, PS Jethwara, District Pratapgarh. Grounds: prior convictions under S. 302/34 IPC (Case Crime No. 220 of 1994) and S. 307 IPC (Case Crime No. 178 of 1993) with bail in Crl. Appeal Nos. 926 of 2001 and 997 of 2010; involvement in present and other cases; 12 criminal cases alleged; in custody since 07.07.2021 with no witness examined; direction to trial court for expeditious conclusion of trial.
What did the court decide?
On consideration of the submissions, the bail application, F.I.R. and other relevant documents, the Court found it evident that the applicant was convicted in two criminal cases (in which he has been enlarged on bail) and that his involvement was found in the present case as well as other cases; accordingly, it is not a fit case for bail.