Gulab Chandra Maurya v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko.
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench; Justice Ajay Bhanot; Application U/S 482 No. 7335 of 2025; decided September 4, 2025; Gulab Chandra Maurya v. State of U.P.; bail; sureties; two sureties per case; 18 sureties aggregate; onerous bail conditions; multiple bail orders; Case Crime Nos. 828/820/831/832/837/824/694/490/695 of 2024; Sections 420, 409, 504, 506 IPC; P.S. Dewa, Barabanki; socio-economic status of accused; personal liberty after bail; Hani Nishad Supreme Court precedent SLP (Crl.) 8914-8915/2018; remitted to CJM Barabanki; sureties accepted across all cases; counsel Imran Asim Khan.
What did the court decide?
Application U/S 482 disposed of with directions: matter remitted to the learned trial court/Chief Judicial Magistrate, District-Barabanki to fix two sureties to its satisfaction after ascertaining the applicant's socio-economic condition, with those sureties to be accepted in all nine bail cases in light of Hani Nishad (supra), and to ensure the right to bail is not frustrated by arbitrary surety demands unrelated to the applicant's socio-economic status.