Mahendra Alias Lala v. State of U.P.
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court bail granted under Section 439 Cr.P.C.; Essential Commodities Act Sections 3/7; black marketing of food grains; Case Crime No. 230 of 2019; Police Station Gulawati, District Bulandshahar; applicant Mahendra @ Lala (Mahendra Alias Lala); FIR dated 25.04.2019; charge sheet filed 14.11.2020; no arrest on spot, no recovery from applicant; wife expired 19.09.2024; criminal history of one case explained; Judge Ashutosh Srivastava; order date 19.2.2025; neutral citation 2025:AHC:24467; personal bond and two reliable sureties; conditions against tampering, criminal activity, witness intimidation; cancellation on breach.
What did the court decide?
Bail granted to accused-applicant Mahendra @ Lala on executing a personal bond and two reliable sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned, subject to conditions: (1) he will not tamper with the evidence; (2) he will not indulge in any criminal activity; (3) he will not pressurize/intimidate the prosecution witnesses and will cooperate in the trial; (4) he will appear regularly on each and every date fixed by the trial court unless his personal appearance is exempted through counsel by the court concerned. In the event of breach of any condition, the court below is at liberty to proceed to cancel his bail.