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2025 DAILYLAW 108942 (ALL)

SANTOSH SINGH v. State of U.P.

BAIL/43683/2024 · 2025-08-04

Gautam Chowdhary

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:132355 Court No. - 70 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 43683 of 2024 Applicant :- Santosh Singh Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Ram Chandra Solanki Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Dr. Gautam Chowdhary,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material brought on record. 2. Learned counsel for the applicant has argued that the applicant is absolutely innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. Learned counsel for the applicant further submits that the F.I.R. was lodged against the applicant and two other persons with the allegation that all the accused persons assaulted the wife of informant with iron pipe on account of which she sustained head injuries. Learned counsel further submits that the injured in her statement had specifically stated that the applicant assaulted her head by iron pipe three-four times, but as per the injury report the injured sustained two injuries, i.e., one injury is incised wound which was found grievous in nature and another injury is lacerated wound which was found simple injury, which were caused by hard and blunt object. 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. He next submits that the applicant is in jail since 30.09.2024, with no criminal history. 3. Per contra, learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for bail of the applicant by contending that the innocence of the applicant cannot be adjudged at pre trial stage, therefore, he does not deserve any indulgence. 4. Considering the overall facts and circumstances, the nature of allegations, the gravity of offence and without expressing any opinion on merits, this Court finds it to be a fit case for bail. Accordingly, the bail application stands allowed. 5. Let the applicant-Santosh Singh, be enlarged on bail in Case Crime No. 54 of 2023, under Sections 308, 452, 506, 324 I.P.C., Police Station- Basoni, District- Agra, on executing a personal bond and furnishing two local 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 any 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. 6. In case of default of any of the conditions enumerated above, the court concerned shall be at liberty to cancel the bail of applicant in accordance with law. Order Date :- 5.8.2025 Mustaqeem. Digitally signed by :- MOHD MUSTAQEEM KHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad