Ankit Maurya Vs State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. of Home, Lucknow — Allahabad HC (2024) — LawSathi Research

Ankit Maurya Vs State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. of Home, Lucknow — Allahabad HC (2024) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Bail application allowed on parity: applicant Ankit Maurya to be released on bail on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties of like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned, subject to conditions (no tampering with evidence; personal appearance before the trial court on fixed dates, including framing of charge and Section 313 CrPC examination; intentional absence may invite cancellation of bail).

Issue for consideration

Whether the applicant, Ankit Maurya, is entitled to be enlarged on bail on the ground of parity with the co-accused who has already been released on bail by this Court, notwithstanding the State's opposition. +1 more

Court's answer

On the ground of parity with the co-accused already released on bail by this Court, the applicant's bail application is accepted.

Ratio / Principle

Applicant Ankit Maurya is to be released on bail on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties of like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned.

Key takeaways

Condition of bail: the applicant shall not tamper with the evidence.ratio¶14
Further conditions: the applicant shall appear personally before the trial court on the dates fixed (including for framing of charge and for examination under Section 313 CrPC); if the trial court finds his absence intentional or without sufficient cause, it may take appropriate action, including cancellation of bail.ratio¶15

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), Court No. 31; CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. 12700 of 2024; Justice Krishan Pahal; order dated 12.12.2024; Neutral Citation 2024:AHC-LKO:83444. Bail sought by applicant Ankit Maurya in FIR No. 461 of 2021 under Sections 379, 411, 413 IPC (police-station and district particulars largely illegible in the reported text). The grant rested on parity: a co-accused (name partly illegible, recorded as ending '...Hasan') had already been released on bail by the same Court in Bail Application No. 3325 of 2022 by order dated 04.04.2022; the State opposed bail but did not dispute the parity. The Court relied on the Supreme Court in (2020) 11 SCC 648 (pendency of other criminal cases is not a ground to refuse bail) and on further Supreme Court decisions cited as a 1993 citation (partly illegible), MANU/SCOR/22410/2021, and a 2022 citation printed as '2022 आई.एन.एन.सच. 690'. Applicant in jail since 07.12.2021. Held: bail application accepted on parity; release directed on a personal bond and two sureties of like amount, subject to conditions — no tampering with evidence; personal appearance before the trial court on dates fixed, including for framing of charge and examination under Section 313 CrPC; intentional absence without sufficient cause may invite appropriate action including cancellation of bail.

Neutral Citation No. - 2024:AHC-LKO:83444

Court No. - 31

Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 12700 of 2024

Applicant :- Ankit Maurya Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Home, Lucknow Counsel for Applicant :- Subodh Kumar Pandey,Ramakar Shukla Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

Hon'ble Krishan Pahal,J.

ससचचककदकबबरबपपकबरबगयब।इसमबमललककसपनवबईवचडडयकककनफफसससगकलजररएहकरहच हह।

आवलदककलअसधवकबशचसपबकधकपमबरपबसडलयएवसअपरशबसककयअसधवकबशचससजय कपमबरकलतकरसपनलतथबअडभललखखकबअवलककनडकयब।

आवलदकदबरबपथमससचनबआखयबससखयब- 461 सनन 2021 धबरब 379, 411, 413 भब.द. डव., थबनब- भचरब, सजलब- लखचमपपरखलरचमफजमबनतहलतपपबथरनब-पतपसतपतडकयबहह।

आवलदककलडवदबनअसधवकबदबरबयहतकरपसतपतडकयबगयबहहडकसह-अडभयपकमलहहदच हसनककइसनयबयबलयदबरबडवडवधजमबनतपबथरनब-पतससखयब 3325 सन 2022 मफ पबररतअपनलआदलशडदनबहक 04.04.2022 सलजमबनतपरररहबडकयबजबचपकबहह।आगलयह भचतकरपसतपतडकयबगयबहहडकचडकआवलदकककभसडमकबसह स -अडभयपककलसमबनहह, सजसल पहललहचजमबनतपरररहबडकयबजबचपकबहह, अततसमबनतबकलआधबरपरपबथरभचजमबनत पबनलकबअसधकबरचहह।आवलदककलडवरद 6 वबदखकबआपरबसधकइडतहबसहहसजसकब सपसटचकरणपसतरससखयब 10 सल 15 मफससदडभरतहह। वहडदनबहक 07.12.2021 सल कबरबगबर मफडनरदहह।

रबजयककओरसलजमबनतकबडवरकधडकयबगयबहह, हबलबसडकआवलदककलसह-अडभयपकसल समबनतबकलतथयबतमकपहलसकबडवरकधनहहडकयबगयबहह।

पभबकरडतवबरचबनबमउतरपदलशसरकबररबजयवअनय, (2020) 11 एस.सच.सच. 648 मफसवरचचनयबयबलयनलकहबहहडकजमबनतकबपयबरपआधबरपबयलजबनलपरडकसचअडभयपक कलडवरदअनलकआपरबसधकमबमलखकबलममबतहकनबजमबनतसलइसकबरकरनलकबआधबर नहहहकसकतब।

इसनयबयबलयदबरब ननहबपपतनबभबखबहबनबमउतरपदलशसरकबर 1993 डकडमनललक जनरल 938 मफएवसउचचतमनयबयबलयदबरब पबरसरबमडबशनकईबनबमडनदलशक , कलनदचय तथब अनवलषणबयसरक MANU/SCOR/22410/2021 सतलनदरकपमबरअसडतलबनबमकलनदचय जबहचबयसरकवअनय , 2022 आई . एन . एस . सच . 690 मफपडतपबडदतससदबनत, पकरणकलतथयख तथबपररमसथडतयखऔरगपणदकषपरककईअडभमतवयकनकरतलहहएनयबयबलयककरबयमफ आवदलकसमबनतबकलआधबरपरजमबनतपबनलकबअसधकबरचहह।समबनतबकलआधबरपर आवलदककबजमबनतपबथनब - पतसवचकबरडकयबजबतबहह।

उपरककअपरबधससखयबकलमबमललमफस स लपआवलदक- असडकतममयबर ककडनमनसलसखत शतरसकलअधचनससब स धतनयबयबलयककससतपडषकलसलएएकवयडकगतबबसडऔरसमबनरबडश कलदकजमबनतदबरपसतपतकरनलपरजमबनतपरररहबडकयबजबए।

(i) आवलदकसबकयकलसबथछलड‌छबडनहहकरलगब।

(ii) आवलदक (1) मबमललककपबरमभकरनल, (2) आरकपतयकरनलऔर (3) धबरब 313 सचआरपचसचकलअनतगरतबयबनदजरकरनलकलसलएडनधब र रतडतसथयखपर, वयडकगतरपसल, डवचबरणनयबयबलयकलसमकउपमसथतरहलगब।यडदडवचबरणनयबयबलयककरबयमफआवलदक ककअन प मसथडतजबनबसझकरयबपयबरपकबरणकलडबनबहह, तकउसककयहछसटहकगचडकवह इसतरहककचसकककजमबनतकबदपरपयकगमबनतलहहएउसकलडवरदडवसधककलअनपसबर कबयरवबहचकरल।

उपरककशतरसमफसलडकसचकलउलसघनकलमबमललमफ, यहजमबनतरदकरनलकबआधबर हकगब।पडतभसडतसवचकबरडकएजबनलसलपहललआवलदकऔरजमबनतदबरखककपहचबन, मसथडत औरडनवबसपमबणससब स धतनयबयबलयदबरबसतयबडपतडकयबजबएगब।

Order Date:- 12.12.2024 Siddhant

(Justice Krishan Pahal)

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