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2025 DAILYLAW 106045 (ALL)

ANSHI ALIAS ANSAR v. State of UP

BAIL/40989/2024 · 2025-04-30

Gautam Chowdhary

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:69225 Court No. - 86 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 40989 of 2024 Applicant :- Anshi Alias Ansar Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Bhanu Prakash Verma Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Dr. Gautam Chowdhary,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned counsel for the State and perused the material on record. 2. This is the second bail application moved on behalf of the applicant for enlarging him on bail in Case Crime No. 427 of 2015 under Sections 420, 342, 392 I.P.C. registered at P.S. Barsana, District Mathura. The first Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 25800 of 2019 has been dismissed by Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ramesh Sinha, vide order dated 01.07.2019. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the charges levelled against him and that there is no direct evidence against the applicant. It is submitted by learned counsel for the applicant that trial is progressing at a slow pace and has relied upon the judgment rendered by Hon'ble the Supreme Court in the case of Indrani Pratim Mukerjea Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and another passed in Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No. 1627 of 2022 to submit that prolonged incarceration of a person as an under trial is against his fundamental rights under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. It is submitted that there is no occasion now for the applicant to tamper with any witness or to flee from judicial process. Several other submissions in order to demonstrate the falsity of the allegations made against the applicant have also been placed before the Court. The circumstances which, according to the counsel, led to the false implication of the accused have also been mentioned. It has also been assured on behalf of the applicant that he is ready to cooperate with the process of law and shall faithfully make himself available before the court whenever required and is also ready to accept all the conditions which the Court may deem fit to impose upon him. It is further contended by learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant is languishing in jail since 18.07.2018. 4. Per contra, learned AGA opposed the prayer for bail but admitted the facts that the applicant is in jail since last six and half years. 5. After perusing the record in the light of the submissions made at the bar and after taking an overall view of all the facts and circumstances of this case, the nature of evidence and also the absence of any convincing material to indicate the possibility of tampering with the evidence, this Court is of the view that the applicant may be enlarged on bail. 6. Let the applicant- Anshi alias Ansar be released on bail in the aforesaid case crime number on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions:- i) The applicant shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence. ii) The applicant shall not threaten or harass the prosecution witnesses. iii) The applicant shall appear on the date fixed by the trial court. iv) The applicant shall not commit an offence similar to the offence of which the applicant is accused, or suspected of the commission. v) The applicant shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade such person from disclosing facts to the Court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence. 7. In case of breach of any of the above condition, the trial Court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail of the applicant in accordance with law. 8. The bail application is allowed. Order Date :- 1.5.2025 S.Ali Digitally signed by :- SHAUKAT ALI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad