SHAHNAWAZ ALAM v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME DEPTT. LKO.
BAIL/5025/2025 · 2025-07-02
Rajesh Singh Chauhan
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:37356 Court No. - 11 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 5025 of 2025 Applicant :- Shahnawaz Alam Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. Counsel for Applicant :- Santosh Kumar Srivastava,Himanshu Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Nijam Ahamad Hon'ble Rajesh Singh Chauhan,J.
1. Learned AGA has filed counter affidavit and the same is taken on record. 2. Heard Shri Santosh Kumar Srivastava, learned cousnel for the applicant, Dr. Surendra Singh, learned AGA for the State and Ms. Shesh Lata Pandey, Advocate, holding brief of Shri Nijam Ahamad, learned cousnel for the informant. 3. As per learned counsel for the applicant, the present applicant (Shahnawaz Alam) is languishing in jail since 06.05.2025 in F.I.R./Case Crime 356 of 2024, under Section 105 of B.N.S., 2023, Police station Baskhari, District Ambedkar Nagar. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that the present applicant has been falsely implicated in this case as he has not committed any offence as alleged in the prosecution story. The attention of this Court has been drawn towards the FIR wherein the date of the incident has been indicated 2.10.2024 but the FIR has been lodged on 30.10.2024 without explaining the reason of delay. The specific allegation has been levelled against the two accused persons; one is the father of the applicant and the other is applicant. The applicant is a student of B.Tech. (Mechanical)-VI Semester in All Saints College of Technology, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. The applicant is not having any prior criminal history. 5. Further attention of this Court has been drawn towards the bail order of co-accused (father of the applicant), whereby this Court on 19.03.2025 has granted bail to the father of the applicant, therefore the present applicant is also having parity, who has been granted bail. 6. It has been further submitted by learned cousnel for the
applicant that the charge sheet in this case has been filed, therefore there is no possibility of tampering the evidence or influencing the witnesses. The applicant undertakes that he shall abide by all the terms and conditions of the bail order and shall not misuse the liberty of bail. 7.
Learned Additional Government Advocate and learned cousnel for the informant have vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the present applicant but they could not dispute the aforesaid contentions of learned counsel for the applicant. 8. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and having perused the material available on record; considering the fact that similarly situated person has been granted bail by a Coordinate Bench of this Court and there is no criminal history against the present applicant; the charge-sheet in this case has been filed; the undertaking that the applicant shall not misuse the liberty of bail and shall abide by all terms and conditions of the bail order and shall cooperate in the trial proceedings properly and without expressing any opinion on merits of the case, I am of the view that the present applicant may be enlarged on bail. 9. Accordingly, the instant bail application is allowed. 10. Let the applicant (Shahnawaz Alam) be released on bail in the aforesaid case crime number on his 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 file an undertaking to the effect that he shall not seek any adjournment on the dates fixed for evidence when the witnesses are present in court. In case of default of this condition, it shall be open for the trial court to treat it as abuse of liberty of bail and pass orders in accordance with law. (ii) The applicant shall remain present before the trial court on each date fixed, either personally or through his counsel. In case of his absence, without sufficient cause, the trial court may proceed against him under Section 229-A IPC/269 of the B.N.S., 2023.
(iii) In case, the applicant misuses the liberty of bail during trial and in order to secure his presence proclamation under Section 82 Cr.P.C./84 of B.N.S.S., 2023 is issued and the applicant fails to appear before the court on the date fixed in such proclamation, then, the trial court shall initiate proceedings against him, in accordance with law, under Section 174-A IPC/208 of the B.N.S., 2023. (iv) The applicant shall remain present, in person, before the trial court on the dates fixed for (i) opening of the case, (ii) framing of charge and (iii) recording of statement under Section 313 Cr.P.C./351 of B.N.S.S., 2023. If in the opinion of the trial court absence of the applicant is deliberate or without sufficient cause, then it shall be open for the trial court to treat such default as abuse of liberty of bail and proceed against him in accordance with law. The present applicant shall not leave the country without prior permission of the Court. 11. Before parting with, it is expected that the trial shall be concluded with expedition in terms of Section 309 Cr.P.C./346 B.N.S.S. Further, the learned trial court may take all coercive measures, as per law, if either of the parties do not co-operate in the trial proceedings properly. Order Date :- 2.7.2025 Muk Digitally signed by :- MANOJ VIKRAM SINGH CHAUHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench