Pankaj v. State of U.P.
Case brief
What is this about?
Gangster Act bail granted; U.P. Gangsters and Anti Social Activities (Prevention) Act 1986, Sections 2/3; Case Crime No. 323 of 2023; Police Station Shahpur, District Muzaffar Nagar; applicant Pankaj; bail allowed because all four gang-chart cases already carry granted bail orders (Annexure no. 3); no criminal history apart from gang chart; in jail since 23.09.2023; release on personal bond and two sureties of like amount with standard bail conditions; breach permits bail cancellation application; single judge Saurabh Srivastava, J.; High Court of Judicature at Allahabad; order date 20.1.2025; neutral citation 2025:AHC:9303.
What did the court decide?
Applicant Pankaj ordered to be released on bail in the aforesaid case crime on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each of the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned, subject to seven conditions: (i) no tampering with evidence during trial; (ii) no pressurizing/intimidating prosecution witnesses; (iii) appearance before the trial court on fixed dates unless exempted, and availability for police interrogation as required; (iv) no commission of a similar offence; (v) no direct or indirect inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts so as to dissuade disclosure to the Court or police, or tampering with evidence; (vi) no leaving India without previous permission of the Court; (vii) written intimation to the court concerned of any change of residential address. On breach of any condition, the prosecution is at liberty to move a bail cancellation application before this Court.