Navneet v. State of U.P.
Case brief
What is this about?
The Allahabad High Court, while not expressing an opinion on merits, granted bail to the applicant under Section 437 CrPC (implied) citing jury system, jail overcrowding, and parity with a co-accused who was enlarged on bail.
What did the court decide?
Released on bail on furnishing personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount subject to specified conditions regarding conduct and court attendance.
What the court decided
Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:49063
Court No. - 47
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 5121 of 2025
Applicant :- Navneet Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Raghvendra Prakash,Vipul Kumar Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Siddharth,J.
Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.G.A for the State.
The submission is that co-accused, Ashwani Kumar has already been enlarged on bail vide Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 22360 of 2024 on 13.6.2024 and the case of the applicant stands on identical footing, hence the applicant is also entitled for bail for the reasons given in bail application of co-accused on the ground of parity. The applicant is in jail since 31.12.2024.
On the other hand learned A.G.A has opposed the prayer for bail.
Keeping in view the nature of the offence, evidence, complicity of the accused, submissions of the learned counsel for the parties, larger mandate of the Article 21 of the Constitution of India, considering the recent judgment dated 11.07.2022 of the Apex Court in the case of Satendra Kumar Antil vs. C.B.I., passed in S.L.P (Crl.) No. 5191 of 2021 and considering 5-6 times overcrowding in jails over and above their capacity by the under trials and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the Court is of the view that the applicant has made out a case for bail. The bail application is allowed.
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the applicant is entitled to bail on grounds of parity with co-accused and considering the larger mandate of Article 21 due to jail overcrowding.
Parties & counsel
- applicant
Navneet
Coram
Sidharth
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Allahabad HC
- Decided on
- · April
- Registered
- Case no.
- BAIL/5121/2025
Similar cases
Judgements on the same questions, provisions and authorities, from every court