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2025 DAILYLAW 113524 (ALL)

RANJIT PAL v. STATE OF U.P.

BAIL/47403/2024 · 2025-02-26

Subhash Vidyarthi

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:27940 Court No. - 84 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 47403 of 2024 Applicant :- Ranjit Pal Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Munna Tiwari,Priti Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Subhash Vidyarthi,J. 1. Heard Sri Munna Tiwari, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Ashwani Kumar Yadav, learned AGA for the State-respondent. 2. The instant application has been filed seeking release of the applicant on bail in Case Crime No.340 of 2024, under Sections 2kh(i), 2Kha(i), 3(1) U.P. Gangsters and Anti-social Activities (Prevention) Act, Police Station- Gida, District- Gorakhpur, during pendency of the trial in the court below. 3. On the basis of two cases shown in the gang chart, applicant was made accused in the present matter. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that applicant is neither member nor leader of any gang and he never indulged in any anti-social activity. He further submitted that on the basis of two cases shown in the gang chart, applicant was made accused in the present matter. 5. He further submitted that apart from the present case and two cases shown in the gang chart, applicant is having criminal history of three more cases and in all the cases including the cases shown in the gang chart, applicant is on bail. 6. He further submitted that applicant is in jail in the present matter since 21.11.2024. 7. Per contra, learned AGA however, opposed the prayer for bail but could not dispute the argument on facts advanced by learned counsel for the applicant. 8. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record of the case. 9. From the record, it reflects that on the basis of two cases, applicant was made accused in the present matter. Further, apart from the present case and two cases shown in the gang chart, applicant is having criminal history of three more cases and in all the cases including the cases shown in the gang chart, he is on bail. 10. Therefore, considering the facts and circumstances of the case discussed above, in my view applicant is entitled to be released on bail. 11. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the instant bail application is allowed. 12. Let the applicant- Ranjit Pal 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 the court concerned with the following conditions:- (i) the applicant shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence; (ii) the applicant shall not pressurize the prosecution witnesses; (iii) the applicant shall appear on each and every date fixed by the trial court. Order Date :- 27.2.2025 Ashutosh Digitally signed by :- ASHUTOSH SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad