Pradeep Kumar v. the State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko.
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), Subhash Vidyarthi, J.; bail allowed September 12, 2025 to Pradeep Kumar in Case Crime No. 134/2025 under Ss. 2/3, UP Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986, PS Maholi, district Sitapur; application filed under S. 483 BNSS; gang chart showed two prior cases in which applicant was already on bail; two further cases closed by final report after charges unsubstantiated; AGA's opposition ineffective; no material showing risk of evidence-tampering, witness influence, absconding or reoffending; minimum sentence on conviction two years; release on personal bond and two sureties of equal amount; conditions: no tampering with evidence, no pressure on witnesses, attendance on all dates fixed by lower court. Keywords: Gangsters Act bail, S. 483 BNSS, criminal antecedents, false implication, gang chart.
What did the court decide?
Bail granted: the applicant is to be released on bail in the case registered under the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986 on furnishing a personal bond and two reliable sureties of equal amount to the satisfaction of the concerned Magistrate/court, subject to the conditions that (i) he shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence, (ii) he shall not pressurise the prosecution witnesses, and (iii) he shall remain present on every date fixed by the lower court unless exempted from appearance by the learned lower court.