Romi Chauhan v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Civil Secrt. Lko

Court No. -15 Case :-APPLICATION U/S 482 No. -12081 of 2023 Applicant :-Romi Chauhan Opposite Party :-State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Civil Secrt. Lko. Counsel for Applicant :-Jay Kumar Soni,Madhavesh Mishra,Pramod Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party :-G.A. Hon'ble Shamim Ahmed,J. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.G.A. for the state and perused the record. This instant application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed by the applicant for directing the learned Court below to release the applicant by excepting only two sureties and not to insist the applicant to file separate surety bonds in each and every two cases and as mentioned in the application. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant has been falsely implicated in two criminal cases and has been granted bail by the competent courts, the details of cases are as under ;-

¶1Case Crime No.37 of 2023, under Section 8/20 of N.D.P.S. Act, Police Station Chinhat, Lucknow.

¶2Case Crime No.887 of 2022, under Sections 457, 380, 411 I.P.C., Police Station Chinhat, Lucknow. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant belongs to a very poor family so he is unable to manage 04 persons for surety before the learned trial court. The Hon'ble Supreme Court in special leave to appeal Criminal No.8914-8915 of 2018 Hani Nishad alias Mohd. Imran alias Viccky vs. State of U.P. and Others had directed that the applicant who was an accused in 31 cases be released on bail taking one personal bond and two sureties. A prayer has been made by the learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant be also given the benefit of judgment rendered by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Hani Nishad (supra). This application is disposed of with the direction to the learned trial court to accept one personal bond and two sureties to its satisfaction in one criminal case against the applicant and such personal bond and sureties shall hold good in all the two cases in which the applicant has been granted bail. Order Date :- 13.12.2023 Saurabh High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench