Ranjeet v. State of U.P Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Home Civil Secrt. Lko

Court No. - 16 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 14218 of 2023 Applicant :- Ranjeet Opposite Party :- State Of U.P Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Home Civil Secrt. Lko. Counsel for Applicant :- Rama Niwas Pathak Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Subhash Vidyarthi,J.

¶1Heard Sri Rama Niwas Pathak learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Rakesh Kumar Singh, 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. 210 of 2020, under Sections 147, 148, 308, 323, 427, 452, 504, 506 I.P.C., registered at Police Station Maharajganj, District Ayodhya/Faizabad.

¶3The aforesaid case has been registered on the basis of an F.I.R. lodged on 19.05.2020 against seventeen persons including the applicant, alleging that the accused persons have assaulted several persons from the informant's side. Three persons have received injuries in the incident but no grievous injury has been suffered by any person.

¶4An FIR No.377 of 2020 was lodged from the applicant's side also on 25.08.2020 against eleven named persons and some unknown persons, regarding the same incident.

¶5It has been stated that thirteen co-accused persons have already been granted bail in the present case and copies of their bail orders have been annexed as annexure no.9 to the affidavit filed in support of the application.

¶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 keeping in view the fact that both the sides have lodged the FIR regarding the incident; that three persons from the informant's side have received injuries but no person have received grievous injury; that no specific allegation has been levelled against the applicant and similar allegations have been levelled against all the accused persons and thirteen co-accused persons have already been granted bail in the present 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-Ranjeet 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 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. Order Date :- 4.12.2023 Renu/- High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench