Sanjay Singh Singla v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko

Court No. - 16 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 6878 of 2023 Applicant :- Sanjay Singh Singla Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. Counsel for Applicant :- Rajendra Singh,Krishna Kumar Tiwari,Umesh Pratap Yadav,Vivek Chandra Hon'ble Subhash Vidyarthi,J.

¶1Heard Sri Vivek Chandra, the learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Ajay Kumar Srivastava, learned counsel for the State and perused the record.

¶2The instant application has been filed seeking release of the applicant on bail in Case Crime No. 1359 of 2022, under Section 406, 420, 467, 468, 471, 109 I.P.C., registered at Police Station Kotwali Nagar, District Barabanki.

¶3The aforesaid case has been registered on the basis of F.I.R. lodged on

21.12.2022 against the applicant, alleging that the informant had purchased a plot in the year 2015 but he was not delivered possession of the land.

¶4The applicant's criminal history of 17 other cases has been explained in Para 18 of the affidavit filed in support of the bail application and in 15 of which he has been granted bail.

¶5The learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that co-accused Awanish Pandey, Rajwant Yadav and Manju Shinghla, have already been granted bail by means of orders dated 28.11.2023, 17.10.2023 and 03.10.2023 passed in Criminal Misc. Bail Applications No.13992 of 2023, 7764 of 2023 and 11794 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 already been granted bail in 15 other cases of similar nature; that three co-accused persons have already been granted bail, coupled with the fact that he is languishing in jail since 03.06.2022 and without making any observations which may affect the merits of the case, I am of the view that the applicant is also entitled to be released on bail.

¶8Accordingly, this bail application stands allowed.

¶9Let the applicant-Sanjay Singh Singla 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 :- 2.12.2023 Preeti.* High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench