Suraj Prasad Chaubey v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko

Court No. - 27 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 10554 of 2023 Applicant :- Suraj Prasad Chaubey Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. Counsel for Applicant :- Gauri Suwan Pandey,Brajesh Kumar Deo Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Brij Raj Singh,J.

¶1Heard learned Counsel for the applicant and learned A.G.A. for the State.

¶2The present application u/s 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed for direction to the court below to accept only one personal bond and two sureties from the applicant and to treat the same for all ten cases (mentioned in Annexure No.1 as annexed to the application) in which the applicant has been granted bail by this Hon'ble Court.

¶3Learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that the applicant has been granted bail in all the ten cases, but he cannot manage separate sureties for all the ten cases. He has submitted that he may be allowed to furnish only one personal bond and two sureties in lieu of all the ten cases. He has placed reliance on the judgment dated 20.10.2018 passed by Hon'ble Supreme Court in Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) Nos.8914-8915/2018 (Hani Nishad @ Mohammad Imran @ Vikky Vs. The State of Uttar Pradesh).

¶4Learned counsel for the applicant has further submitted that the applicant has been granted bail in all the ten cases bearing No.6/2021, 7/2021, 9/2021, 10/2021, 11/2021, 14/2021, 15/2021, 17/2021, 18/2021 and 14/2019, all registered at Police Station-S.I.T., District-Lucknow, wherein the applicant has been granted bail by this Hon'ble Court.

¶5Opposing the prayer of the applicant, learned A.G.A. for the State submits that it is always the discretion and satisfaction of the court concerned so far as the acceptance of bail bond and sureties is concerned.

¶6Considering the aforesaid, it is provided that the applicant may furnish a personal bond of Rs.100,000/- and two sureties of the like amount which shall be treated to be valid in all the ten cases, in which the bail orders have been passed.

¶7In view of the above, the present application u/s 482 Cr.P.C. is allowed. Order Date :- 30.10.2023 Manoj K. High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench