Rahul Yadav v. State of U.P.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bail application rejected; Allahabad High Court; Case Crime No. 291 of 2024, PS Muhammadabad, District Ghazipur; Sections 80(2), 85 B.N.S. and 3/4 D.P. Act; deceased expired within precincts of applicant's house; FIR instituted promptly within 2 hours 20 minutes (delay-in-FIR contention of counsel noted); counsel stated cause of death as asphyxia due to antemortem hanging with only a ligature mark; no criminal antecedent claimed; applicant in custody since 16.10.2024; expeditious trial direction relying on Vinod Kumar vs. State of Punjab, (2015) 3 SCC 220 and Hussain and Another vs. Union of India, (2017) 5 SCC 702; observations confined to bail stage.
What did the court decide?
Bail refused; however, the trial court was directed to decide the pending case expeditiously, in view of the principles laid down in Vinod Kumar vs. State of Punjab, 2015 (3) SCC 220 and Hussain and Another vs. Union of India, (2017) 5 SCC 702, if there is no legal impediment. Observations limited to the bail application and to have no bearing on the merits during trial.