The Allahabad High court has granted bail to 9 Thailand nationals who attended the Markaz held at Nizamuddin, New Delhi in March. The bail application was filed by Hasae and 9 others who prayed for granting of the bail.
“Let the applicants involved in the aforesaid crime be released on bail on their furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned.”
The above decision has given by bench of Justice Siddhartha while dealing with bail application filed by applicant. The court pronounced the verdict and set them free under Case Crime No. 198 of 2020 under Sections 188, 269, 270, 271 I.P.C., Section 3 of Pandemic Act, 1897 and Section 14-B, Foreigner Act 1946.
The allegation against the applicants is that they are residents of Thailand and had come to attend Markaz at Nizamuddin, New Delhi. Thereafter, they went to Shahjahanpur and their host did not gave information on their arrival to Shahjahanpur to the District Magistrate and therefore, they have been implicated in this case.
Learned counsel for the applicants has submitted that all the offences alleged against the applicants are bailable except Section 14-B of Foreigner Act, 1946.
Keeping in view the nature of the offence, argument advanced on behalf of the parties, spreading of novel corona virus in jails, evidence on record regarding complicity of the accused, larger mandate of the Article 21 of the Constitution of India and the dictum of Apex Court in the case of Dataram Singh Vs. State of U.P. and another, reported in (2018) 3 SCC 22 and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the court has granted bail subjected to the conditions prescribed by court to 9 Thailand nationals who were the member of Tablighi Jamaat.
Case details:
Case: - CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. – 35710 of 2020
Applicant: - Hasae @ Hasana Wae and 8 Others
Opposite Party: - State of U.P.
Counsel for Applicant: - Abrar Ahmad Siddiqui, Mohd. Kalim
Counsel for Opposite Party: - G.A.
Bench: Justice Siddhartha
Read Order@LatestLaws.com
Share this Document :Picture Source :
