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2025 DAILYLAW 48710 (ALL)

MOHAMMED HASNAIN v. STATE OF U.P.

BAIL/14989/2025 · 2025-05-18

Sameer Jain

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:84520 Court No. - 66 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 14989 of 2025 Applicant :- Mohammed Hasnain Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Irshad Ahmad Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Sameer Jain,J. 1. Heard Sri Irshad Ahmad, learned counsel for the applicant and Dr. S.B. Maurya, learned AGA-I for the State-respondent. 2. The instant application has been filed seeking release of the applicant on bail in Case Crime No. 0462 of 2024, under Sections 140(1), 103(1), 238 BNS, Police Station- Naugava Sadat District- Amroha during pendency of the trial in the court below. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that it is a case of circumstantial evidence and except the evidence of last seen, there is no other cogent and admissible evidence against the applicant on record and after considering entire facts of the case in detail, co- accused Mohd. Sajjad has been released on bail by this Court vide order dated 11.02.2025 passed in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 1422 of 2025 and on facts, case of applicant is at par with him. 4. He further submitted that applicant is not having any criminal history and he is in jail in the present matter since 05.04.2025. 5. 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. 6. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record of the case. 7. Considering the fact that it appears, it is a case of circumstantial evidence and only evidence against the applicant is evidence of last seen and similarly placed co-accused Mohd. Sajjad has been released on bail by this Court and applicant is not having any criminal history and he is in jail in the present matter since 05.04.2025, in my view applicant is entitled to be released on bail. 8. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the instant bail application is allowed. 9. Let the applicant- Mohammed Hasnain 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 appear before the trial court on the dates fixed, unless his personal presence is exempted. (ii) The applicant shall not directly or indirectly, make 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 any police officer or tamper with the evidence. (iii) The applicant shall not indulge in any criminal and anti-social activity. 10. In case of breach of any of the above condition, the prosecution will be at liberty to move an application before this Court for cancellation of the bail of the applicant. 11. It is clarified that the observations made herein are limited to the facts brought in by the parties pertaining to the disposal of bail application and the said observations shall have no bearing on the merits of the case during trial. Order Date :- 19.5.2025 KK Patel Digitally signed by :- KRISHN KANT PATEL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad