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2025 DAILYLAW 20904 (ALL)

MANOJ KUMAR SENGAR v. STATE OF U.P.

BAIL/6403/2025 · 2025-07-07

Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:107869 Court No. - 68 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 6403 of 2025 Applicant :- Manoj Kumar Sengar Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Km Preete,Manju Yadav Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record. 2. The instant bail application has been filed with a prayer to release the applicant on bail in Case Crime No. 355 of 2022, under Sections-406, 420, 120B IPC, Police Station- Dhampur, District- Bijnor, during the pendency of the trial. 3. Contention of learned counsel for the applicant is that the applicant is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in the instant case merely on the ground that he was one of the Director of the company against whom allegation has been made. The main allegation is against co-accused Devendra Pal. It has been further submitted that all the offence are punishable upto 7 years. He further submitted that the applicant has criminal history of seven cases which has been explained in paragraph no.18 of the affidavit filed in support of bail application and in paragraph-3 of the supplementary affidavit. The applicant is a law abiding citizen and he is languishing in jail since 05.11.2024. In case, he is granted bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail and would cooperate in the trial proceedings. 4. On the other hand, learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for bail. 5. Thus, considering the entire facts and circumstances of the case as well as law laid down by the Apex Court regarding offences punishable upto 7 years in Satender Kumar Antil Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and Another reported in (2021) 10 SCC 773 and Siddharth vs State of U.P. and another; (2022) 1 SCC 676 and keeping in view the nature of offence, evidence, complicity of accused and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, I am of the opinion that the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on bail. 6. Let the applicant- Manoj Kumar Sengar involved in the aforementioned crime be released on bail, 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 not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence. ii. The applicant shall cooperate in the trial/investigation sincerely without seeking any adjournment. iii. The applicant shall not indulge in any criminal activity or commission of any crime after being released on bail. iv. The applicant shall attend in accordance with the conditions of the bond executed by him. 7. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail. 8. Identity, status and residence proof of the applicant and sureties be verified by the court concerned before the bonds are accepted. Order Date :- 8.7.2025 PS Digitally signed by :- POOJA SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad