Meharuddeen Vs State of U.P. — Allahabad HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Meharuddeen Vs State of U.P. — Allahabad HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Release of the applicant Meharuddeen on bail in Case Crime No.159 of 2025 (S.2/3 U.P. Gangsters Act, PS Barla, District Aligarh) on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount, subject to conditions of non-tampering with evidence, non-intimidation of prosecution witnesses, and appearance before the trial court; identity, status and residence proof of applicant and sureties to be verified before bonds are accepted.

Issue for consideration

Whether the applicant Meharuddeen, arraigned in Case Crime No.159 of 2025 under Section 2/3 of the U.P. Gangster and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986, Police Station Barla, District Aligarh, is entitled to be released on bail during the pendency of trial.

Court's answer

The bail application is allowed without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case.

Ratio / Principle

The applicant Meharuddeen is to be released on bail on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned, subject to the conditions that he shall not tamper with evidence during trial, shall not pressurize or intimidate prosecution witnesses, and shall appear before the trial court on the dates fixed; breach of any condition shall be a ground for cancellation of bail.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bail allowed - U.P. Gangsters Act, S.2/3 - Case Crime No.159 of 2025, PS Barla, District Aligarh - prosecution under the Gangsters Act founded on a single case shown in the gang chart in which the applicant had already been enlarged on bail; no other criminal history alleged - applicant in jail since 24.7.2025 - Allahabad High Court (Krishan Pahal, J.) allowed the bail application without expressing any opinion on the merits, directing release on a personal bond with two sureties each in the like amount, subject to conditions that the applicant shall not tamper with evidence, shall not pressurize or intimidate prosecution witnesses, and shall appear before the trial court on dates fixed; breach of conditions to be a ground for cancellation of bail; identity, status and residence proof of applicant and sureties to be verified before acceptance of bonds.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 31368 of 2025

Meharuddeen

.....Applicant(s)

Versus

State of U.P.	.....Opposite
Counsel for Applicant(s)	: Mukul Yadav
Counsel for Opposite Party(s)	: G.A.
Court No.- 67

.....Opposite Party(s)

HON'BLE KRISHAN PAHAL, J.

List has been revised.

Heard Sri Mukul Yadav, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Pranshu Kumar, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material placed on record.

By means of the present bail application, the applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No.159 of 2025, under Section 2/3 of U.P. Gangster and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986, Police Station- Barla, District- Aligarh, during the pendency of trial.

It is argued by the learned counsel for the applicant that the prosecution under the Gangsters Act have been launched against the applicant on the basis of one criminal case shown in the gang chart in which he has already been enlarged on bail by the court concerned. The details of criminal case have been mentioned in paragraph-7 to the affidavit accompanying the bail application. He has been falsely implicated in the present case due to police rivalry. He is not the member of any gang. It is further stated that there is no other criminal history of the applicant. The applicant is languishing in jail since 24.7.2025. In case, the applicant is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail.

On the other hand, learned AGA opposed the prayer for bail.

Without expressing any opinion on the merits, the bail application is allowed. Let the applicant- Meharuddeen , involved in aforementioned case be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions that :-

(i) The applicant shall not tamper with evidence during trial.

(ii) The applicant shall not pressurize/intimidate the prosecution witnesses.

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(iii) The applicant shall appear before the trial court on the date fixed.

In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail. Identity, status and residence proof of the applicant and sureties be verified by the court concerned before the bonds are accepted.

(Krishan Pahal,J.)

September 15, 2025 Vikas Verma

Digitally signed by :- VIKAS VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad