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Bundela Alias Sarangi v. State of U.P.

Allahabad HC10 Mar 2025BAIL/8323/2025

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What is this about?

Bail application under Section 3(1) of the UP Gangsters Act for an applicant in custody since July 2022 with a criminal history. Court considered Section 19(4), found it fit for bail without expressing opinion on merits, and released him on bond and sureties.

What did the court decide?

Applicant released on bail on personal bond and two sureties with conditions against tampering, intimidation, adjournment-seeking and absence from trial.

Bundela Alias Sarangi vs State of U.P. — Bail and Remand | Allahabad HC (2025)

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:34456

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Court No. - 68

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Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 8323 of 2025

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Applicant :- Bundela Alias Sarangi Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Amar Jeet Upadhyay,Vinod Kumar Pandey Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

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Hon'ble Ashutosh Srivastava,J.

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Heard learned counsel for the applicant, Shri Ramendra Pal, learned AGA for the State-respondents and perused the record.

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The present bail application under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, has been filed on behalf of applicant Bundela alias Sarangi, with a prayer to release him on bail in Case Crime No. 341 of 2022, under Section 3(1) Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986, registered at Police Station -Tharwai, District Prayagraj, during pendency of the trial.

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It has been submitted by learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case due to ulterior motive. In gang-chart annexed as Annexure No. 2, two criminal cases have been shown against the applicant, wherein he is on bail. Apart from gang chart, applicant have criminal history of six more cases, which is explained in para no. 8 of the bail application and applicant is also on bail in all these cases.

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It is further submitted that the applicant is not a member or leader or organizer of a gang and he has not abetted or assisted in the activities of a gang as enumerated in clause (b) of Section 2 of the Act. Applicant has no criminal history except the aforesaid case. It is next submitted that there is also no possibility of the applicant either fleeing away from the judicial process or tampering with the witnesses. The applicant, who is languishing in jail since 17.07.2022 undertakes that he will not misuse the liberty, if granted. It has also been pointed out that in the wake of heavy pendency of cases in the Court, there is no likelihood of any early conclusion of trial.

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Per contra learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for bail of the applicant, but has not pointed out any other case against the applicant except the cases shown by learned counsel for the

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applicant.

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Upon considering the totality of facts, nature and the evidence reflected from record and also taking into consideration the provision of Section 19(4) of the Act and without expressing any opinion on merits of the case, I find it to be a fit case for bail. Hence, the present bail application is allowed .

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Let applicant, Bundela @ Saranga, be released on bail in the aforesaid case crime number on his furnishing a personal bond and two reliable sureties of the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions-

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(i) The applicant shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat, or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence.

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(ii) The applicant shall not pressurize/intimidate the prosecution witnesses.

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(iii) The applicant shall remain present, in person, before the trial court on the dates fixed for (i) opening of the case, (ii) framing of charge and (iii) recording of statement under Section 313 of Cr.P.C.

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(iv) The applicant shall file an undertaking to the effect that he shall not seek any adjournment on the dates fixed for evidence when the witnesses are present in the trial court.

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(v) The applicant shall remain present before the trial court on each date fixed, either personally or through his counsel.

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In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail.

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It is clarified that anything said in this order is limited to the purpose of determination of this bail application and will in no way be construed as an expression on the merits of the case. The trial court shall be absolutely free to arrive at its independent conclusions on the basis of evidence led unaffected by anything said in this order.

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Order Date :- 10.3.2025 VS

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Digitally signed by :- VIBHA SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

Bundela Alias Sarangi v. State of U.P.

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