Ashiq Ali v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. U.P. Lko.
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail; Section 438 Cr.P.C.; Sections 411, 414 I.P.C.; F.I.R./Case Crime No.757 of 2013 dated 02.11.2013; interception based on Mukhbir information; recovery of five antique idols; implication via custodial statement of co-accused; charge-sheet dated 20.01.2014; co-accused granted regular bail; applicant aged 65 years with no criminal history; Police Station Nighasan; District Lakhimpur Kheri; personal bond and two solvent sureties; Ashiq Ali; Subhash Vidyarthi, J.; High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench; order date 20.8.2025.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted: release upon furnishing personal bond and two solvent sureties, each in the like amount, to the satisfaction of the S.H.O./Court concerned, subject to conditions that the applicant (i) makes himself available for interrogation as and when required, (ii) makes no inducement, threat or promise to dissuade disclosure or tamper with evidence, (iii) does not leave India without previous permission of the court, (iv) appears before the trial court on each date fixed unless personal presence is exempted, and (v) does not pressurize or intimidate prosecution witnesses.