Sandeep Kumar v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko

Court No. - 29 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 2464 of 2024 Applicant :- Sandeep Kumar Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. Counsel for Applicant :- Ashish Kumar Tiwari,Ashok Kumar Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Ajay Bhanot,J. Heard Shri Ashok Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the applicant and Shri Girjesh Kumar Dwivedi, learned A.G.A. for the State. The applicant is aggrieved by the excessive sureties fixed by the learned trial court while granting him bail. The learned trial court mechanically fixed the sureties without applying its mind to all relevant considerations including the socioeconomic status of the applicant as envisaged by this Court in Arvind Singh v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. (Application U/S 482 No.2613 of 2023). The learned trial court is directed to fix the sureties after due application of mind in light of the judgement rendered by this Court in Arvind Singh (supra). The learned trial court shall ensure that the right of bail of the applicant granted by this Court is not frustrated by arbitrary demands of sureties which are unrelated to the socioeconomic status of the applicant. The Application U/S 482 is disposed of. Order Date :- 15.3.2024 Dhananjai High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench