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2025 DAILYLAW 40351 (ALL)

MEWA LAL YADAV v. STATE OF U.P.

BAIL/11978/2025 · 2025-07-17

Avnish Saxena

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:117527 Court No. - 87 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 11978 of 2025 Applicant :- Mewa Lal Yadav Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Janardan Yadav,Nikhil Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party :- Deepak Dubey,G.A.,Pradeep Yadav Hon'ble Avnish Saxena,J. 1. Supplementary affidavit filed by Sri Nikhil Kumar, learned counsel for the applicant is taken on record. 2. The present bail application has been moved by the applicant- accused Mewa Lal Yadav for the offence punishable under Section 3(1) U.P. Gangsters and Anti Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986, in Case Crime No. 208 of 2023, Police Station- Jiyanpur, District-Azamgarh. 3 .Sri Nikhil Kumar, learned advocate, appeared for the applicant and submits that there are two base cases in the gang chart and in both cases, applicant is acquitted. The judgments are annexed in the supplementary affidavits. There are criminal history of 11 cases shown against the accused-applicant, all the cases have been explained. In one case final report has been submitted against the accused-applicant. The accused-applicant is in jail since March, 2023. As such, he prays that the accused/applicant be enlarged on bail. 4. The prayer for bail has been vehemently opposed by learned AGA and Sri Pradeep Yadav, learned counsel for the informant in one of the base case and submitted that the accused-applicant is habitual offender and the accused-applicant has long criminal history to his credit 5. This Court has taken into consideration the rival submissions made by the parties and perused the record. 6. The record reveals that two base cases have been mentioned in the gang chart, wherein the accused is acquitted and in other cases shown as criminal history against the accused-applicant has been duly explained. The applicant is in jail since March, 2023. 7. Without touching the merit of the case, this Court is of the opinion that this bail application is allowed. 8. Let the accused applicant be enlarged on bail subject to furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned. Order Date :- 18.7.2025 Abhishek Sri. (Avnish Saxena,J.) Digitally signed by :- ABHISHEK RANJAN SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad