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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:130540 Court No. - 87 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 38130 of 2024 Applicant :- Sonu @ Rahul Yadav Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Vivek Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Avnish Saxena,J.
1. The present bail application has been moved by the applicant accused Sonu @ Rahul Yadav for the offence punishable under Sections 2/3 of U.P. Gangster and Anti Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986 in Special Case No.33 of 2020, Case Crime No.555 of 2019, Police Station Kasna, District Gautam Buddha Nagar.
2. Learned counsel for the accused-applicant, contends that the accused is on bail in the cases shown in the gang chart. He is incarcerated since long. As such, he prays that the accused/applicant be enlarged on bail.
3. Learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for bail and submitted that the accused-applicant is a habitual offender and does not deserve bail.
4. This court has taken into consideration the rival submissions made by learned counsel for the parties and perused the records.
5. The record prima facie reveals that there are three cases mentioned in the gang chart, wherein, the accused is on bail. The accused applicant is having no criminal history. There is nothing on record to show that the accused-applicant has interfered in the investigation or influenced the witnesses. He is in jail since
20.02.2019.
6. Hence, without touching merit of the case, the bail application is allowed.
7. The accused/applicant 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 court concerned in view of
observation made by the Supreme Court in its dictums of Girish Gandhi Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh [(2024) 10 SCC 674] and Policy Strategy for grant of bail in re [(2024)10SCC 685].
8. The accused-applicant shall cooperate in judicial process for fair and speedy disposal. Order Date :- 4.8.2025 Shivangi (Avnish Saxena, J.) Digitally signed by :- SHIVANGI YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad