Dr. Puneet @ Vivek @ Rahul Thakur @ ... vs The State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. ...
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD, LUCKNOW BENCH
 
 

?Court No. - 14
 

 
Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 2904 of 2023
 

 
Applicant :- Dr. Puneet @ Vivek @ Rahul Thakur @ Kareem
 
Opposite Party :- The State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home, Lko.
 
Counsel for Applicant :- Sachida Nand,Jyoti Rajpoot,Shrawan Kumar
 
Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
 

 
Hon'ble Shamim Ahmed,J.

Heard Shri Sachida Nand, the learned counsel for the applicant, Shri Sushil Kumar Mishra, the learned A.G.A.-I for the State and perused the record.

This application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed by the applicant for directing the learned court below not to insist the applicant to file separate surety bonds in each and every three cases and accept only two sureties.

It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant has been falsely implicated in three criminal cases and has been granted bail by the learned courts below, the details of cases are as under:-

1. Case Crime No. 278/2022, under Sections 420, 406 I.P.C., Police Station P.G.I., District Lucknow.

2. Case Crime No. 282/2022, under Sections 420, 406 I.P.C., Police Station P.G.I., District Lucknow.

3. Case Crime No. 521/2022, under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471 I.P.C. and Section 66 of I.T. Act, Police Station Sushant Golf City, District Lucknow.

It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant belongs to a very poor family so he is unable to manage 6 persons for surety before the learned trial court.

The Hon'ble Supreme Court in special leave to appeal Criminal No.8914- 8915 of 2018 Hani Nishad alias Mohd. Imran alias Viccky vs. State of U.P. and Others had directed that the applicant who was an accused in 31 cases be released on bail taking one personal bond and two sureties.

A prayer has been made by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the applicant be also given the benefit of judgment rendered by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Hani Nishad (supra).

This petition is disposed of with the direction to the learned trial court to accept one personal bond and two sureties to its satisfaction in one criminal case against the applicant and such personal bond and sureties shall hold good in all the other two cases in which the applicant has been granted bail.

The petition/application is, accordingly, disposed of.

Order Date :- 28.3.2023

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