Banti vs State of U.P. — Allahabad HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Banti vs State of U.P. — Allahabad HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Bail application allowed; applicant Banti directed to be released on bail in Case Crime No. 420/2024 under Sections 310(2), 317(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned, subject to the stated conditions.

Issue for consideration

Whether the applicant Banti should be released on bail in connection with Case Crime No. 420/2024 under Sections 310(2), 317(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

Court's answer

The applicant is to be released on bail in Case Crime No. 420/2024 under Sections 310(2), 317(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned.

Ratio / Principle

On consideration of the rival contentions and the material on record, the court found the matter to disclose appropriate grounds for releasing the applicant on bail.

Key takeaways

Release on bail is made subject to conditions, including that the applicant shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence, shall not threaten or pressurise the complainant/victim/witnesses, shall abide by the court's directions and appear before the court when required, shall not misuse the liberty of bail, and shall not dissuade witnesses from disclosing facts before the court.ratio¶12
In the event of breach of any of the above conditions, provision is made for the opposite party to move the court for cancellation of the applicant's bail.ratio¶17

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Allahabad High Court (Dr. Gautam Chowdhary, J.) allowed the bail application of Banti arising out of Case Crime No. 420/2024 under Sections 310(2), 317(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (State of U.P.). Counsel for the applicant urged that nothing was recovered from him in the present case (articles stated to be worth Rs. 1500 were allegedly recovered in another case concerning the same incident) and that he had been in custody since 10.12.2024. Finding appropriate grounds on the record, the Court directed release on bail on a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount, subject to conditions: no tampering with prosecution evidence, no threatening of the complainant/victim/witnesses, compliance with court directions and appearance when required, no misuse of the liberty of bail, and no dissuading of witnesses from disclosing facts before the court; breach of the conditions entitles the opposite party to seek cancellation of bail.

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:72900

Court No. - 86

Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 7604 of 2025 Applicant :- Banti Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Rajeev Kumar Pal Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

Hon'ble Dr. Gautam Chowdhary,J.

वररममनदमणणणकपककररजममनरपमररनमपत, आववदकबबटटककओरसव मम०अ०सब० 420/2024 अनरर धमरम 310(2), 317(3) भमररटयनयमय सबहहरम, रमनममबणट, जजलमममजफफरनररममजममनरपरममककरनवहवरमपसरमर हकयमरयमहह।

आववदककवहवदमनअजधवकमएवबहवदमनअपरशमसककयअजधवकमककसमनम ररमपतमवलटकमपररशटलनहकयम।

आववदककवहवदमनअजधवकमनवरकरपसरमरहकयमहकआववदकककइस पकररममरलरएवबफजरढबरसवझझठमफबसमयमरयमहह।परमसझचनमररपकटर अजमरममपबजटककरकरमयटरयटहह।पशनररपकररममआववदकसवककई बरममदरटनहहककरयटहह, अहपरमइसघटनमककलवकरदजरअनयममकदमवमम आववदकसवदकजकडटकणझलववएकजकडटपमजवबसफवदधममरव 1500 रपयव बरममदकरमयवरयवहह, जकपमजलसदमरमसरमहपरककरयटहह।आववदकककमममलव ममपमजलसदमरमअपनमअचछमकमयरहदखमनवकवउदवशयनमहमरहकयमरयमहह। उनकमकरनहहहकआववदकककओरसवयहआशवमसनहदयमरयमहहहकवह कमनझनककपहकयमममसहयकरकरनवकवजलएरहयमरहहऔरजबभटआवशयकरम हकरटवहईममनदमरटसवहवचमररनयमयमलयकवसमकखमदककउपलबधकरमएरम औरउनसभटशररबककसवटकमरकरनवकवजलएभटरहयमरहहजकनयमयमलयउस परअजधरकहपरकरवरट।आववदकहनदरषहहररमवहइसपकररममहद० 10.12.2024 सवकमरमरमरममहनरदहह, इसजलएआववदकककजममनरपरछकड हदयमजमय।

हवदमनअपरशमसककयअजधवकमनवअहभयमककवहवदमनअजधवकमकवरकरब कमपबलहवरकधकररवहहएरकरपसरमरहकयमहकअहभयमकदमरमकमरररअपरमध रबभटरपककहरकमहह, इसजलएअहभयमकककजममनरपरनछकडमजमय।

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आववदकहवववचनमयमपरटकरकवददरमनअहभयकजनसमकययकवसमर छवडछमडनहहकरवरम।

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आववदकजममनरपरररहमहकनवकवबमदजममनरककसवरबतरमकम दमरपयकरनहटकरवरमऔरहकसटभटआपरमजधकरहरहवजधममजलपनहह हकरमनककईअपरमजधकककतयकरवरम।

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उपरककशररबममसवहकसटकवउलबघनकवमममलवमम, परटकरनयमयमलय आववदकककजममनरहनयममनमसमररदकरनवककसवरबतहह। Order Date :- 6.5.2025 CP.sahani

Digitally signed by :- CHANDRA PRAKASH SAHANI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad