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Madan Nag v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko.

Allahabad HC9 Jul 2024/6210/2024

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What is this about?

The Allahabad High Court allowed bail to the applicant in an FIR involving cheating and forgery. The applicant was granted bail on grounds of parity with a co-accused, subject to personal bond, sureties, and various conditions regarding attendance and evidence tampering.

What did the court decide?

Released on bail with personal bond and two reliable sureties subject to conditions regarding absence, evidence tampering, and trial proceedings.

Madan Nag Vs State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. — Cheating and Forgery | Allahabad HC (2024)

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Neutral Citation No. - 2024:AHC-LKO:46599

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Court No. - 17

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Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 6210 of 2024

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Applicant :- Madan Nag Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. Counsel for Applicant :- Upendra Prakash Pathak Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

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Hon'ble Rajeev Singh,J.

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Supplementary affidavit filed today is taken on record.

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

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The instant bail application has been filed on behalf of the applicant with a prayer to enlarge him on bail in Case Crime No. 429 of 2022, under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471 I.P.C., Police Station- Safdarganj, District- Barabanki.

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Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is an innocent person and he is in jail since 09.10.2022. He further submits that co-accused - Dharmendra Singh @ Sonu, having identical role, has already been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 15.09.2023 passed in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 3086 of 2023. In these circumstances, the applicant is also entitled for bail. In case of being enlarged on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail.

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Learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer of the applicant for grant of bail, but he conceded the fact that co-accused - Dharmendra Singh @ Sonu has already been granted bail by this Court.

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Considering the rival submissions of learned counsel for parties, material available on record, contents of the F.I.R., other relevant documents, bail order of the co-accused - Dharmendra Singh @ Sonu, ground of parity as well as totality of fact and circumstances, I am of the view that the applicant is entitled to be released on bail.

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Let applicant - Madan Nag be released on bail in aforesaid Case Crime, on his furnishing personal bond and two reliable sureties each of the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned subject to following conditions:-

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(i) The applicant shall not commit or participate in any offence similar to the offence of which he is accused, or suspected, of the commission of which he is suspected.

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(ii) 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.

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(iii) The applicant shall file an undertaking to the effect that he shall not seek any adjournment on the date fixed for evidence when the witnesses are present in Court. In case of default of this condition, it shall be open for the Trial Court to treat it as abuse of liberty of bail and pass orders in accordance with law.

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(iv) The applicant shall remain present before the Trial Court on each date fixed, either personally or through his counsel. In case of his absence, without sufficient cause, the Trial Court may proceed against him under Section 229-A IPC.

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(v) In case, the applicant misuses the liberty of bail during trial and in order to secure his presence proclamation under Section 82 Cr.P.C., may be issued and if applicant fails to appear before the Court on the date fixed in such proclamation, then, the Trial Court shall initiate proceedings against him, in accordance with law, under Section 174-A IPC.

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(vi) The applicant shall remain present, in person, before the Trial Court on dates fixed for (1) opening of the case, (2) framing of charge and (3) recording of statement under Section 313 Cr.P.C. If in the opinion of the Trial Court absence of the applicant is deliberate or without sufficient cause, then it shall be open for the Trial Court to treat such default as abuse of liberty of bail and proceed against him in accordance with law.

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In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail.

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Order Date :- 9.7.2024 Arpan

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Digitally signed by :- ARPAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench

Madan Nag v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko.

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