SHAHNAWAZ BEG ALIAS SHAHNAWAZ GADDI v. STATE OF U.P.
BAIL/34631/2025 · 2025-10-07
Santosh Rai
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 34631 of 2025 Court No. - 70 HON'BLE SANTOSH RAI, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant; learned AGA for the State and perused the material placed on record. 2. The instant bail application has been filed on behalf of the applicant Shahnawaz Beg Alias Shahnawaz Gaddi with a prayer to release him on bail in Case Crime No.183 of 2025, under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 114, 506 and 120 IPC, Police Station Jajmau, District Kanpur Nagar during pendency of trial. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that the applicant has not committed any offence regarding so called transaction of the land. He further submitted that eight accused persons are named in the F.I.R.. No specific or distinct role has been assigned to the accused-applicant.Photocopy of the sale deed is available on record. No specific role of the accused applicant has been mentioned in the sale deed. He is not seller or purchaser or marginal witness of the so called land. Role/involvement of the applicant is of conspirator who procured to commit so called forged sale deed. The applicant is not beneficiary of so called transaction. He has no criminal history to his credit and is languishing in jail since 30.08.2025. Lastly it is submitted that co-accused Shahab Laari @ Shahab Anwar Ahmad has been granted bail by co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 24.09.2025 passed in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No.33097 of 2025. In case, the applicant is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail. 4. Per contra learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for bail of the applicant Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Shashi Kant Shukla Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Shahnawaz Beg Alias Shahnawaz Gaddi .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s)
by contending that investigation is going on. The applicant has committed heinous crime for executing forged sale deed. He further submitted that the innocence of the applicant cannot be adjudged at pre trial stage, therefore, he does not deserve any indulgence. In case the applicant is released on bail he will again indulge in similar activities and will misuse the liberty of bail. 5.
Having considered the submissions of the parties noted above, finding force in the submissions made by the learned counsel for the applicant; period of detention in jail, keeping in view uncertainty regarding conclusion of trial; larger mandate of the Article 21 of the Constitution of India, bail application is allowed. 6. Considering the dictum of Apex Court in the case of Manish Sisodia Vs. Directorate of Enforcement, 2024 LawSuit (SC) 677, considering 5-6 times overcrowding in jails over and above their capacity by under trials and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, let the applicant involved in the aforesaid crime be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions that :- (i) The applicant shall not tamper with the evidence or threaten the witnesses. (ii) The applicant shall file an undertaking to the effect that he shall not seek any adjournment on the dates fixed for evidence when the witnesses are present in Court. In case of default of this condition, it shall be open for the Trial Court to treat it as abuse of liberty of bail and pass orders in accordance with law. (iii) The applicant shall remain present before the Trial Court on each date fixed, either personally or as directed by the Court. In case of his absence, without sufficient cause, the Trial Court may proceed against him under Section 229-A I.P.C./269 B.N.S. (iv) In case the applicant misuse the liberty of bail during trial and in order to secure his presence, proclamation under Section 82 Cr.P.C./84 B.N.S.S. is issued and the applicants fail to appear before the Court on the date fixed in such proclamation then the Trial Court shall initiate proceedings against him BAIL No. 34631 of 2025 2
in accordance with law under Section 174-A I.P.C./209.
B.N.S. (v) The applicant shall remain present in person before the Trial Court on the dates fixed for (i) opening of the case, (ii) framing of charge and (iii) recording of statement under Section 313 Cr.P.C./351 B.N.S.S. If in the opinion of the Trial Court absence of the applicant is deliberate or without sufficient cause, then it shall be open for the Trial Court to treat such default as abuse of liberty of bail and proceed against him in accordance with law. 7. In case, of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail. 8. Identity and residence proof of the applicant and sureties be verified by the court concerned before the bonds are accepted. October 8, 2025 Asha BAIL No. 34631 of 2025 3 (Santosh Rai,J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad