Jakir v. State of U.P.
Case brief
What is this about?
Jakir v. State of U.P.; Neutral Citation 2025:AHC:33308; CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. 5752 of 2025, High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, decided 7.3.2025 by Sanjay Kumar Singh, J. Bail rejected for concealment/suppression of criminal history; clean-hands principle; paragraph 26 of bail affidavit falsely denied antecedents; S.483 BNSS bail application; offences under BNS Sections 80, 85, 115(2), 351(2), 351(3) and Dowry Prohibition Act S.3/4 (Case Crime No. 237 of 2024, P.S. Ganj, Rampur); prior case under IPC Sections 366/376 and UP Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act S.3/5(1) (Case Crime No. 53 of 2023, P.S. Bilaspur, Rampur); liberty to file second bail application with correct facts; certified copies to be returned within three days.
What did the court decide?
The applicant has not come up with clean hands as he has suppressed and concealed material facts about his criminal history, which is a relevant aspect for considering the bail prayer.