Ashlendra Pratap Singh @ Dabbu Singh (in Fir Ashlendra @ Dabbu Singh) v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench (Pankaj Bhatia, J., order dated 20.8.2024, neutral citation 2024:AHC-LKO:56610) — Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 2281 of 2023: bail of Ashlendra Pratap Singh @ Dabbu Singh rejected in Case Crime No.140 of 2022, Ss. 302 & 379 IPC, P.S. Kotwali Ayodhya (fatal lathi/kulhari assault on motorcyclist; four ante-mortem injuries in post-mortem); three eyewitnesses in chargesheet; trial part-heard (P.W.-1 done, P.W.-2 ongoing); directions to trial court (eyewitness statements within 3 months, no unnecessary adjournments) and SP Ayodhya (produce witnesses); liberty reserved to revive bail after eyewitness depositions.
What did the court decide?
No relief to the applicant: bail prayer rejected at this stage; directions issued to the trial court (record eyewitness statements preferably within three months without unnecessary adjournments) and to the Superintendent of Police, Ayodhya (produce witnesses); applicant permitted to revive bail prayer after eyewitness depositions are recorded.