Raju @ Raju Soni v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Home Govt. Lko.
Case brief
What is this about?
Raju @ Raju Soni bail allowed; CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION 1368 of 2025; 2025:AHC-LKO:40391; Karunesh Singh Pawar J.; Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench; order date 15.7.2025; P.C. Act 1988 Sections 7, 13(1)(b), 13(2) (as amended in 2018); corruption/bribery trap; S.P.-constituted team; Rs. 1 lakh recovered from blue file; government servant falsely implicated; Tehrir on direction of S.H.O. Chinhat; illegal encroachment Gata No. 617 public pond; Police Station Anti Corruption District Lucknow; Case Crime No. 21 of 2024; no independent witness of recovery; maximum punishment 7 years; no criminal history; in jail since 14.12.2024; charge-sheet filed; personal bond and two sureties; undertaking not to seek adjournments; proclamation Section 84 B.N.S.S.; proceedings Section 209 B.N.S.; G.A. opposed bail; State of U.P. opposite party.
What did the court decide?
Release on bail of applicant Raju @ Raju Soni (Case Crime No. 21 of 2024, Police Station Anti Corruption, District Lucknow) on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount, to the satisfaction of the court concerned, subject to imposed conditions (undertaking against seeking adjournments when witnesses present; presence on fixed dates; and, upon misuse of liberty followed by proclamation under Section 84 B.N.S.S. and non-appearance, initiation of proceedings under Section 209 of B.N.S.).