Allahabad High Court
Sandeep Alias Dabbu Yadav vs State Of U.P. on 22 May, 2024
Author: Krishan Pahal
Bench: Krishan Pahal
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
?Neutral Citation No. - 2024:AHC:92730
Court No. - 71
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 17786 of 2024
Applicant :- Sandeep Alias Dabbu Yadav
Opposite Party :- State of U.P.
Counsel for Applicant :- Ray Sahab Yadav
Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Sunil Kumar Tiwari,Vijay Kumar Mishra
Hon'ble Krishan Pahal,J.
1. List has been revised.
2. Heard Sri Ray Sahab Yadav, learned counsel for the applicant, learned counsel for the informant and Sri R.P. Patel, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material placed on record.
3. Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No.22 of 2024, under Sections 147, 148, 307, 308, 323, 504, 506 I.P.C., Police Station- Mungrabadshahpur, District- Jaunpur, during the pendency of trial.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the applicant that similarly placed co-accused person Deepak Yadav has already been enlarged on bail by this Court vide order dated 21.5.2024 passed in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No.17586 of 2024. There is no criminal antecedent of the applicant. The applicant is languishing in jail since 28.1.2024. He further submitted that since the role of the applicant is identical to that of co-accused who has already been enlarged on bail, he is also entitled to be enlarged on bail on the ground of parity.
5. The prayer for bail has been vehemently opposed by learned counsel for the informant and learned A.G.A. However, the aforesaid factual aspect of the parity to the co-accused has not been disputed by them.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, the evidence on record, pending trial and in light of the judgement passed by this Court in Nanha S/o Nabhan Kha vs. State of U.P., 1993 Crl.L.J. 938 and the judgement passed by the Supreme Court in Paras Ram Vishnoi vs. The Director, Central Bureau of Investigation, MANU/SCOR/22410/2021 coupled with the judgment of Supreme Court passed in Satender Kumar Antil vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and another reported in 2022 SCC OnLine SC 825, 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 on the ground of parity.
7. Let the applicant- Sandeep Alias Dabbu Yadav, who is involved in aforementioned 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 evidence.
(ii) The applicant shall remain present, in person, before the Trial Court on dates fixed for (1) opening of the case, (2) framing of charge and (3) recording of statement under Section 313 Cr.P.C. If in the opinion of the Trial Court absence of the applicant is deliberate or without sufficient cause, then it shall be open for the Trial Court to treat such default as abuse of liberty of bail and proceed against him in accordance with law.
8. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail.
9. It is made clear that observations made in granting bail to the applicant shall not in any way affect the learned trial Judge in forming his independent opinion based on the testimony of the witnesses.
Order Date :- 22.5.2024
Vikas
(Justice Krishan Pahal)
