Ravendra Gautam @ Chhotu v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko

Court No. - 29 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 2664 of 2024 Applicant :- Ravendra Gautam @ Chhotu Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. Counsel for Applicant :- Vijay Shankar Trivedi Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Ajay Bhanot,J. Heard Sri Sandeep Kumar Srivastava, learned counsel holding brief of Sri Vijay Shankar Trivedi, 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 bail on

20.02.2024 in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 1197 of 2024 (Ravendra Gautam @ Chotu Vs State of U.P.) and order dated 02.03.2024 in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 1501 of 2024 (Ravendra Gautam @ Chotu Vs State of U.P.). The perusal of the orders dated 20.02.2024 and

02.03.2024 shows that it has been passed in a mechanical manner. There is no reflection on the socioeconomic status of the applicant or independent application of mind as envisaged by this Court on

21.03.2023 in Arvind Singh v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. (Application U/S 482 No.2613 of 2023) and Hani Nishad @ Mohammad Imran @ Vikky Vs State of Uttar Pradesh rendered by the Supreme Court in SLP (Crl. No. 8914-8915/2018). The learned trial court is directed to fix the sureties after due application of mind in light of the judgement passed by this Court in Arvind Singh (supra) and Hani Nishad @ Mohammad Imran @ Vikky (supra). The learned trial court shall ensure that the right of bail of the applicant granted by this Court is not frustrated by onerous or arbitrary demands of sureties which are unrelated to the socioeconomic status of the applicant. The Application U/S 482 is disposed of finally. Order Date :- 19.3.2024 Pravin High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench