Sajida v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Home Lko

Court No. - 16 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 1635 of 2023 Applicant :- Sajida Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Home Lko. Counsel for Applicant :- Syed Ahmad Mehdi Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Subhash Vidyarthi,J.

¶1Heard Sri Syed Ahmad Mehdi, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Arpit Kumar, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the records.

¶2The instant application has been filed seeking release of the applicant on bail in Case Crime No.523 of 2022, under Sections 3/5/8 U.P. Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, registered at Police Station Kotwali Rudauli, District Ayodhya.

¶3The aforesaid case has been registered on the basis of an F.I.R. lodged on 10.11.2022 against three persons, including the applicant, alleging recovery of 80 kg flesh of cow progeny and its other remains along with some article used in slaughtering the cow progeny.

¶4In the affidavit filed in support of bail application, it has been stated that the applicant is an innocent woman, she has been falsely implicated in the present case and she has no criminal history.

¶5The applicant has been languishing in jail since 10.11.2022 and even charges have not been framed till date.

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

¶7Having considered the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and without making any observation, 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 in the aforesaid crime.

¶8Accordingly, this bail application stands allowed.

¶9Let the applicant-Sajida be released on bail in aforementioned case on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of magistrate/court concerned, subject to 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 :- 16.11.2023 prateek High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench