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Sonu Kumar Mehto v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko.

Allahabad HC1 Jul 2024/6517/2024

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Single judge allowed bail to the applicant in a criminal miscellaneous application filed under the U.P. Gangster and Anti Social Activities (Prevention) Act. Conditional release granted on personal bond and sureties.

What did the court decide?

Bail granted on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each with specific conditions to prevent tampering, intimidation, and absconding.

Sonu Kumar Mehto Vs State of U.P. Thru… — Pension and Retirement Benefits | Allahabad HC (2024)

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Neutral Citation No. - 2024:AHC-LKO:44624

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Court No. - 14

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Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 6517 of 2024

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Applicant :- Sonu Kumar Mehto Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. Counsel for Applicant :- O.P. Tiwari Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

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Hon'ble Karunesh Singh Pawar,J.

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Heard learned counsel for the accused-applicant as well as learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record.

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Learned counsel for accused-applicant while pressing the bail application submits that the accused-applicant has been falsely implicated in the instant case as well as in the two cases mentioned in the gang chart. In both cases mentioned in the gang chart, he has been released on bail. The bail orders are on record as Annexure No. 3 collectively to the bail application. Apart from the cases mentioned in the gang chart, there is no other case pending against the accused applicant. Even in the cases shown in the gang chart, no one has suffered any injury.

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It has been further submitted that applicant is in jail since 30.04.2024 and if facility of bail is granted, there is no apprehension that he will flee from the judicial process and he will abide by the orders passed by the Court below and will cooperate in speedy trial of the case.

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Learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for bail but has not disputed the factual submissions made by the learned counsel for the accused-applicant.

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On due consideration to the fact that in the cases mentioned in the gang chart, he has been enlarged on bail; apart from the cases mentioned in the gang chart, there is no other case

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pending against the applicant as well as considering the fact that the applicant is languishing in jail since 30.04.2024 and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, I find it to be a fit case for enlarging the applicant on bail.

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Accordingly, the bail application is allowed.

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Let the applicant, Sonu Kumar Mehto, involved in Case Crime/FIR No. 116/2023, under Sections 2/3 of U.P. Gangster and Anti Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986, Police Station - Hasanganj, District - Unnao, be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions which are being imposed in the interest of justice:-

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(i) The applicant will not tamper with the evidence during the trial.

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(ii) The applicant will not pressurize/ intimidate the prosecution witness.

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(iii) 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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(iv) The applicant shall file an undertaking to the effect that he shall not seek any adjournment on the dates 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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(v) The applicant shall submit an undertaking on affidavit in terms of Section 19 (4) of the U.P. Gangster and Anti Social

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Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986 that he will not indulge in any case for or misuse the liberty of bail.

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(vi) 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 of the Indian Penal Code.

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(vii) 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. is issued and the 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 of the Indian Penal Code.

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Order Date :- 1.7.2024 R.C.

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Digitally signed by :- RAM CHANDER YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench

Sonu Kumar Mehto v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko.

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