Allowed

Sonu Kumar Maurya v. State of U.P Thru. Secy. Home Civil Secrt. Lko.

Allahabad HC1 Feb 2024/845/2024

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What is this about?

This court allowed a bail application filed by Sonu Kumar Maurya in a case under Sections 306 and 506 IPC. The court granted bail on the same reasoning as seen in bail orders of co-accused Hari Prasad and Putana.

What did the court decide?

Bail allowed; release on personal bond and two sureties subject to various conditions including not tampering with evidence and attending court.

Sonu Kumar Maurya Vs State of U.P Thru. Secy. Home Civil… — Bail and Remand | Allahabad HC (2024)

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Neutral Citation No. - 2024:AHC-LKO:9371

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Court No. - 14

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Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 845 of 2024

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Applicant :- Sonu Kumar Maurya Opposite Party :- State Of U.P Thru. Secy. Home Civil Secrt. Lko. Counsel for Applicant :- Narendra Gupta 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 applicant and learned A.G.A. for the State as well as perused the record.

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The present bail application has been filed by accused-applicant seeking bail in Case Crime No.336 of 2023, under Sections 306, 506 I.P.C., P.S. Ramkot, District Sitapur.

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Learned counsel for applicant submits that on the same allegations, the co-accused Hari Prasad and Putana has been enlarged on bail by Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 12.01.2024 & 17.01.2024 passed in Criminal Misc. Bail Application Nos.12070 of 2023 & 527 of 2024 respectively. He submits that the applicant has no criminal history and is in jail since 24.07.2023.

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Learned A.G.A. has opposed the bail prayer.

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On due consideration to the submissions advanced, perusal of the record as also the fact that the applicant is languishing in jail since 24.07.2023, applicant has no criminal history, the bail application is allowed on the same reasoning as disclosed in the bail orders of co-accused Hari Prasad as well as Putana (supra).

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Accordingly, the bail application is allowed .

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Let the applicant Sonu Kumar Maurya be released on bail in aforesaid case crime number subject to his furnishing a personal bond and two reliable sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the trial court concerned with the following conditions:

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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 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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(vi) 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 :- 1.2.2024 Saurabh Yadav/-

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

Sonu Kumar Maurya v. State of U.P Thru. Secy. Home Civil Secrt. Lko.

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