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2025 DAILYLAW 110476 (ALL)

SONU SHARMA ALIAS SONU JOSHI v. STATE OF U.P.

BAIL/45360/2024 · 2025-04-23

Gautam Chowdhary

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:63765 Court No. - 86 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 45360 of 2024 Applicant :- Sonu Sharma Alias Sonu Joshi Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Ripu Soodan Yadav Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Dr. Gautam Chowdhary,J. 1. Supplementary affidavit filed today is taken on record. 2. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material brought on record. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant has argued that F.I.R. was lodged against three unknown persons with the allegation that they looted the informant and took away some gold ornaments. Learned counsel further submits that except his confessional statement there is nothing on record to show his involvement. There are nine cases into the credit of applicant in which is on bail. One co- accused, Ramu @ Ram Kumar has already been enlarged on bail. Therefore, the applicant may also be enlarged on bail on the ground of parity. 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 19.01.2023. 4. Though, the learned A.GA. for the State has opposed the prayer for bail but he has not disputed that on same set of evidence one co-accused, Ramu @ Ram Kumar has already been enlarged on bail. 5. 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. 6. Let the applicant-Sonu Sharma Alias Sonu Joshi, be enlarged on bail in Case Crime No.10 of 2023, under Sections 392, 411, 414 I.P.C., Police Station- Usrahar, District- Etawah, 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. 7. 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 :- 24.4.2025 Mustaqeem. Digitally signed by :- MOHD MUSTAQEEM KHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad