Om Prakash v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. of Home Lko and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Om Prakash v. State of U.P., CRL REVISION 266/2025, Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench, order dated 06.08.2025 by Saurabh Lavania, J. Keywords: interim bail pending criminal revision; suspension of sentence under Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act 1881; cheque dishonour conviction; Criminal Appeal No. 126 of 2022; Additional District and Sessions Judge/Special Judge POCSO Act, Lucknow; P.S. Krishna Nagar; amicable settlement/compromise; RTGS payment Rs. 15,00,000/- to complainant; appellate-court deposit Rs. 5,00,000/-; Magistrate judgment dated 29.6.2022; bail conditions (fine within 15 days, personal bond Rs. 25,000/-, two sureties); no criminal history; custody since 14.02.2025.
What did the court decide?
Revision admitted; trial court record summoned; matter listed for final disposal after receipt of record. Interim relief application (I.A. No.1/2025) for bail allowed: revisionist Om Prakash to be released on bail pending outcome of the revision; sentence imposed by the trial court suspended during pendency of the revision qua the revisionist; subject to payment of complete fine within 15 days from release (if not already deposited/adjusted), personal bond of Rs. 25,000/- with two sureties each in the like amount, cooperation without unnecessary adjournments, abstention from criminal activity, and transmission of bond/surety copies to this Court; breach to be ground for cancellation of bail.