Jameel Ahmad v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Sectt. Lko
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench; Karunesh Singh Pawar, J.; Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 6496 of 2025; decided 22.8.2025; bail granted to Jameel Ahmad in Case Crime No. 23 of 2025, Section 109(1) BNS, P.S. Kotwali Nagar, Balrampur; FIR dated 27.01.2025; knife assault causing death of first wife and injury to second wife; prosecution material limited to injured's initial confessional statement and knife recovery without independent witness; applicant in jail since 05.02.2025, no criminal history; parity with co-accused Shabnam Jahan bailed on 27.05.2025 in Bail Application No. 4650 of 2025; charge-sheet filed; bail conditions incl. Sections 229-A/174-A IPC-as-printed (now Sections 269/209 BNS) and Section 82 Cr.P.C. (now Section 84 BNSS).
What did the court decide?
Bail application allowed; applicant Jameel Ahmad to be released on bail in Case Crime No. 23 of 2025 on furnishing a personal bond and two reliable sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the trial court, subject to conditions: (i) not to tamper with evidence; (ii) not to pressurize/intimidate prosecution witnesses; (iii) no inducement, threat or promise to dissuade disclosure of facts or tampering; (iv) undertaking not to seek adjournments when witnesses are present, default treatable as abuse of bail liberty; (v) presence before the trial court on each fixed date personally or through counsel, failing which proceedings may follow under Section 229-A of the Indian Panel Code (now Section 269 of BNS); (vi) upon misuse of bail liberty and failure to appear pursuant to proclamation under Section 82 Cr.P.C. (now Section 84 BNSS), proceedings under Section 174-A of the Indian Panel Code (now Section 209 BNS).