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Neelu @ Umesh v. State of U.P. and 3 Others

Allahabad HC4 Apr 2025BAIL/10722/2025

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What is this about?

Allahabad High Court bail order dated 17.05.2025; applicant Neelu @ Umesh; Case Crime No. 0091/2022; IPC Sections 302, 376(3), 342, 201; POCSO Act Section 5(J)(iv); district Kanpur Dehat; second bail application; earlier bail application No. 30227/2023 refused 19.03.2024; in custody since 12.12.2022; prolonged incarceration; Article 21 Constitution of India; Indrani Pratim Mukerjea v. CBI, SLP (Crl.) No. 1627 of 2022; undertaking on stamp paper; conditional bail; bail conditions.

What did the court decide?

Applicant Neelu @ Umesh to be released on bail in Case Crime No. 0091/2022, subject to the conditions recorded in the order. ¶20

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What the court decided

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Outcome

Applicant Neelu @ Umesh to be released on bail in Case Crime No. 0091/2022, subject to the conditions recorded in the order.

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Issue for consideration

Whether the applicant, Neelu @ Umesh, involved in Case Crime No. 0091/2022 under Sections 302, 376(3), 342, 201 IPC and Section 5(J)(iv) POCSO Act, should be released on bail.

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Court's answer

Considering the overall situation of the case, the observations of the superior court(s) and the additional facts placed on record, it is appropriate to release the applicant on bail.

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Ratio / Principle

Bail is granted subject to conditions, including that the applicant shall not tamper with the evidence in any manner during the trial/investigation, shall not induce, influence or threaten prosecution witnesses, shall comply with the orders of the court and appear/cooperate as and when required, shall not commit or attempt any offence while on bail, and shall not harass, threaten or contact the victim or her family members.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bail granted — Neelu @ Umesh (Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 10722 of 2025, High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Dr. Gautam Chowdhary, J., order dated 17.05.2025): Second bail application in Case Crime No. 0091/2022 (Sections 302, 376(3), 342, 201 IPC and Section 5(J)(iv) POCSO Act), district Kanpur Dehat; the first application (No. 30227/2023) was rejected by order dated 19.03.2024. The applicant has been in custody since 12.12.2022. Counsel's submissions referred to Indrani Pratim Mukerjea v. CBI, Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No. 1627 of 2022, on prolonged incarceration as an under-trial being contrary to Article 21 of the Constitution, and to an undertaking given on stamp paper at the time of the earlier bail. Considering the overall circumstances, the observations of the superior court and the additional material, the Court found it appropriate to enlarge the applicant on bail subject to conditions: no tampering with evidence; no inducing/threatening of prosecution witnesses; compliance with court orders and appearance as directed; no commission or attempt of further offences; and no harassment of or contact with the victim/her family members.

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:82714

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Court No. - 86

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Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 10722 of 2025

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Applicant :- Neelu @ Umesh Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Applicant :- Saksham Srivastava,Vaibhav Tripathi Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

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Hon'ble Dr. Gautam Chowdhary,J.

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वररममनदमणणणकपककररजममनरपमररनमपतआववदक ननललउररउमवश ककओरसवमम०अ०सस० 0091/2022, अनरर धमरम 302, 376(3), 342, 201 भम०दस०वव०एवसधमरम 5(J)(iv)6 पमकससएकट, रमनमबररर, जजलमकमनपमरदवहमरममजममनरपरममककरनवहवरमपसरमरवकयमरयमहह।

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आववदककमयहवदरनयजममरनआववदनपतहह, आववदककमपरम जममनर, जममनरआववदनपतसस० 30227/2023 ममइसनयमयमलयकव इसननयमयपनठकवआदवशवद० 19.03.2024 कवदमरमरदवकयमरयमहह।

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आववदककवववदमनअजधवकमएवसववदमनअपरशमसककयअजधवकमकस समनमररमपतमवलनकमपररशनलनवकयम।

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आववदककवववदमनअजधवकमनवरकरपसरमरवकयमवकआववदककसइस पकररममरलरएवसरजरढसरसवझलठमरससमयमरयमहह, उसनवकजरर अपरमधकमरररनहहवकयमहह।पशनररपकररममनवननरथययहहहवक आववदककवपरमजममनरकवसमयसमकनभलरनउररपनवरकवबयमनपर भरससमवकयमरयमरम, वकसरममममलवकवसतपरनकरकवदररमनउकसमकन दमरमअपनवजजरहममयहकरनवकयमरयमवक "ममनवअपननआसखखसवकसई भनघटनमनहहदवखनहह।यहजसमसबमइलनसबरममखयपरनकमममजलखवहहवस दरसरमजननवअपनवमनसवजलखजलयमरमउनकवबमरवममममझवनहहममललम हह।" इससवयहसपषरपसवपररलवकरहहवकउकसमकनकवबयमनखमम

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परसपरववरसधमभमषहहररमउसकवदमरमअवभयसजनकरमनककमआवशसक रपसवसमररननहहवकयमरयमहह।उनकमयहभनरकरहहवकआववदक लरभरढमईवषरसवकमरमरमरममवनरदहहररमइसवमदसवससबसजधरसत परनकरकववनसरमररककशनघससभमवनमनजरनहहआरहनहह।आववदककव ववदमनअजधवकमनवअपनवरकर कव समररनमम Indrani Pratim Mukerjea Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and Another passed in Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No. 1627 of 2022 to submit that prolonged incarceration of a person as an under trial is against his fundamental rights under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. ममममनननय उचचरमनयमयमलयदमरमपवरपमवदरववजध-वयवसरमककओरनयमयमलय कमधयमनआककषवकयम।पमननउनकमकरनहहवकआववदकककओरसवयह आशवमसनवदयमरयमहहवकवहकमनलनककपवकयमममसहयसरकरनवकव जलएरहयमरहहऔरजबभनआवशयकरमहसरनवहईममनदमरनसवअदमलरकव समकखमदकसउपलबधकरमएरमऔरउनसभनशररसकससवनकमरकरनवकव जलएभनरहयमरहहजसनयमयमलयउसपरअजधरसवपरकरवरन।आववदक वनदरषहहररमवहइसपकररममवद० 12.12.2022 सवकमरमरमरमम वनरदहह।इसजलएआववदककसजममनरपरछसडवदयमजमय।

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ववदमनअपरशमसककयअजधवकमनवअवभयमककवजममनरकमपबल ववरसधकररवहहएरकरपसरमरवकयमवकअवभयमकदमरमकमरररअपरमध स स जवयएवसरसभनरपककवरकमहह, इसजलएअवभयमककसजममनरपरनछसडम जमय।

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आववदककवववदमनअजधवकमकवरकरसकवपररपवकयएवसपतमवलनपर उपलबधसमरवमनरथयखएवसपररणसरवरयखकमसमगरपसवअवलसकन करनवकवबमद, सबलरखककपककवरऔरवकसनभनठससववरसधमतमकसममगन ककअनमपणसरवरएवसउपलबधसममगनसवछवडछमडककससभमवनमनहसनवकव रथयकसदवखरवहहएमवरनरमयममआववदककसजममनरपरममककरनवकम उपयमकआधमरहह।

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अरनवमदकवरमर-दसषपरवबनमकसईवटपपरनवकएहहएआववदककस

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उपरसकववर अपरमधममससबसजधरनयमयमलयककससरमवषपरवयवकरर बसध-पतएवसअजधकधनरमवशकवदससरमननयपवरभलपसरमरकरनवपर वनमनजलजखरशररसकवसमरजममनर परछसडवदयमजमय।

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आववदकववववचनमयमपरनकरकवदररमनअवभयसजनसमकयखकवसमर छवडछमडनहहकरवरम।

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आववदकअवभयसजनसमवकयखवपनवडरम/ वशकमयरकरमरकस णरमयवरम/धमकमयवरमनहह।

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आववदकनयमयमलयकवआदवशखकमपमलनकरवरम, वहपरनकरकव दररमनवबनमकसईअनमवशयकसररनजलएवनयरवरजरपर नयमयमलयममउपणसररहसरमररमपरनकरममईममनदमरनसवसहयसर करवरम।

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आववदकजममनरपरररहमहसनवकवबमदजममनरककसवरसतरमकम दमरपयसरनहनकरवरमऔरवकसनभनअपरमजधकरवरववजधममजलप नहहहसरमनकसईअपरमजधकककतयकरवरम।

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आववदकपतयकयमअपतयकरपसवमममलवकवरथयखसवपररवचर वकसनभनवयवकयमपमजलसअजधकमररयखकसकसईपलसभनयम धमककनहहदवरमनहनउनसवकसईवमयदमकरवरम, जजसकवकमरर उनहमनयमयमलयममरथयखकसउजमररकरनवसवववरररहनमपणवड।

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उपरसकशररसममसववकसनकवउलसघनकवमममलवमम, परनकरनयमयमलय आववदकककजममनरवनयममनमसमररदकरनवकससवरसतहह। Order Date :- 17.5.2025 CP.sahani

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Digitally signed by :- CHANDRA PRAKASH SAHANI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

Neelu @ Umesh v. State of U.P. and 3 Others

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