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

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

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Bail granted to applicant Sachin: release upon furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount, to the satisfaction of the court concerned (sureties to be verified before the release order), subject to conditions — no tampering with prosecution evidence or intimidation/pressurising of witnesses, sincere cooperation in trial without adjournments, no criminal activity after release — breach of which constitutes ground for cancellation of bail.

Issue for consideration

Whether applicant Sachin, booked in Case Crime No. 419 of 2024 under Sections 305, 331(4), 317 (2), 112 B.N.S. at Police Station Partapur, District Meerut, deserves release on bail during pendency of the trial. +1 more

Court's answer

Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the Court held that the applicant has made out a case for bail and the bail application is allowed.

Ratio / Principle

The Court directed release of applicant Sachin on bail on his furnishing a personal bond.

Key takeaways

Release to be effected with two sureties each in the like amount, to the satisfaction of the court concerned, subject to prescribed conditions, with the sureties to be verified before the release order is issued.ratio¶12
Imposed condition: the applicant shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence by intimidating or pressurizing the witnesses during the investigation or trial.ratio¶13
Imposed condition: the applicant shall cooperate in the trial sincerely without seeking any adjournment.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Allahabad High Court (Hon'ble Deepak Verma, J.), Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 8615 of 2025 (Neutral Citation 2025:AHC:42671), order dated 24.3.2025: bail ALLOWED to applicant Sachin in Case Crime No. 419 of 2024, registered under Sections 305, 331(4), 317 (2), 112 B.N.S., Police Station Partapur, District Meerut, during pendency of trial. Counsel contended the applicant is innocent and falsely implicated, is not named in the FIR, surfaced only through a co-accused's confessional statement, was alleged to have conducted 'reki' before the theft and to have been implicated in two other cases, that the recovery is false, planted and unsupported by independent witness, that he has no previous criminal history, and that he has been in jail since 11.12.2024; the learned A.G.A. opposed. Without expressing any opinion on merits, the Court held the applicant had made out a case for bail and allowed the application; release ordered on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount, to the satisfaction of the court concerned, sureties to be verified before the release order, subject to conditions: (i) no tampering with prosecution evidence by intimidating/pressurizing witnesses during investigation or trial; (ii) sincere cooperation in trial without seeking adjournments; (iii) no indulgence in criminal activity or commission of any crime after release — breach of any condition being ground for cancellation of bail.

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:42671

Court No. - 67

Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 8615 of 2025

Applicant :- Sachin Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Jamaluddin Mohd. Nasir,Mohd Nazam Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

Hon'ble Deepak Verma,J.

Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record.

The instant bail application has been filed with a prayer to release the applicant on bail in Case Crime No. 419 of 2024, registered under Sections 305, 331(4), 317 (2), 112 B.N.S., Police Station Partapur, District Meerut, during pendency of the trial.

Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case due to ulterior motive. Applicant is not named in the first information report. Name of the applicant surfaced in the present case on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused. Allegation against the applicant is that he conducted reki before committing theft, thereafter, applicant has been implicated in two other cases. Recovery is false & planted and not supported by any independent witness. Applicant has no previous criminal history to his credit. Applicant is languishing in jail since 11.12.2024. In case, the applicant is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail and co-operate in trial.

Learned A.G.A. has opposed the bail prayer of the applicant.

Considering the entire facts and circumstances of the case, submissions of learned counsel for the parties and keeping in view the nature of offence, evidence, complicity of accused and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the Court is of the view that the applicant has made out a case for bail. The bail application is allowed .

Let the applicant- Sachin, who is involved in the aforesaid case crime, be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond and

two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned subject to following conditions. Further, before issuing the release order, the sureties be verified.

(i) The applicant shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence by intimidating/ pressurizing the witnesses, during the investigation or trial.

(ii) The applicant shall cooperate in the trial sincerely without seeking any adjournment.

(iii) The applicant shall not indulge in any criminal activity or commission of any crime after being released on bail.

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

Order Date :- 24.3.2025 Aditya

Digitally signed by :- ADITYA KUSHWAHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad