Rahul Maurya v. State of U.P.
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad HC | Court No. 65 | Justice Krishan Pahal | order dated 14.2.2025 | CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. 2061 of 2025 | Neutral Citation 2025:AHC:21863 | Rahul Maurya v. State of U.P. | FIR 354/2024, Ss.313, 317(2), 317(5), 111(1)(b) BNS 2023 | bail granted on parity with co-accused Amin & Lukman (released 11.12.2024, bail appln. 42495/2024) | State opposed but conceded factual parity | (2020) 11 SCC 648 Prabhakar Singh @ Babban; 1993 Cri LJ 938 Niranjan; MANU/SCOR/22410/2021 Paras Ram Vishnoi; 2022 INSC 690 Satvendra Kumar Antal | conditions: personal bond + 2 sureties of equal amount, no evidence-tampering, attendance on register/charge-framing/statement dates (S.313 CrPC/351 BNSS), forfeiture and penal action on unjustified absence, cancellation right on breach, identity/residence certification before release | custody since 04.09.2024.
What did the court decide?
Bail granted to applicant Rahul Maurya on the ground of parity with his co-accused Amin and Lukman (released on bail by this Court on 11.12.2024), subject to furnishing a personal bond and two sureties of equal amount, non-tampering with evidence, personal appearance on dates fixed for register-signing, charge-framing and statement under S.313 CrPC/351 BNSS, pre-release verification of identity/residence, with cancellation authorised on breach.