Shiv Shankar Shukla v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko

Court No. - 16 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 7400 of 2023 Applicant :- Shiv Shankar Shukla Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. Counsel for Applicant :- Ashok Kumar,Ramakar Shukla,Subodh Kumar Pandey Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Subhash Vidyarthi,J.

¶1Heard Sri Ramakar Shukla, the learned counsel for the applicant as well as Sri Rakesh Kumar Singh, the learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record.

¶2The instant application has been filed seeking release of the applicant on bail in Case Crime No. 49 of 2023, under Section 395 & 412 I.P.C., registered at Police Station Banthara, District Lucknow.

¶3The aforesaid case has been registered on the basis of F.I.R. lodged on 16.02.2023 naming four persons as accused on the basis of suspicion, alleging that a truck loaded with packets of mustard oil was robbed by four unknown miscreants.

¶4On the basis of information received form a mukbir, the police apprehended one Ashif and in his custodial statement, he stated that he had given effect to the incident along with Aslam and the robbed goods were sold to the applicant. He further stated that incident was given effect to by him along with 13 other named persons, including the applicant. Besides the aforesaid custodial statement of co-accused person, there is no material against the applicant.

¶5It has been mentioned in the affidavit filed in support of the bail application that the applicant is innocent, he has falsely been implicated in the present case and he has no criminal history. It has been further submitted that the two other co-accused persons namely Afroz, Mustak and Aslam have already been granted bail by this court by means of orders dated

22.09.2023, 06.10.2023 and 12.10.2023, passed in Criminal Misc. Bail Application Nos.11439 of 2023, 11811 of 2023 and 12190 of 2023 respectively.

¶6The learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer of the bail, but he could not dispute the aforesaid aspects of the matter.

¶7Having considered the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and keeping in view the fact that the applicant has been implicated in the present case on sole basis of custodial statement of a co-accused person and three other co-accused persons have been granted bail and without making any observations which may affect the merits of the case, I am of the view that the aforesaid facts are sufficient for making out a case for enlargement of the applicant on bail.

¶8Accordingly, this bail application stands allowed.

¶9Let the applicant-Shiv Shankar Shukla be released on bail in the aforesaid case, on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of Magistrate/Court concerned, subject to the following conditions: -

(i) the applicant shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence;

(ii) the applicant shall not pressurize the prosecution witnesses;

(iii) the applicant shall appear on each and every date fixed by the trial court. . (Subhash Vidyarthi,J.) Order Date :- 28.10.2023 Ram. High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench