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2025 DAILYLAW 55999 (ALL)

SAMEER QURESHI v. STATE OF U.P.

BAIL/15693/2025 · 2025-05-16

Sameer Jain

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:81990 Court No. - 66 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 15693 of 2025 Applicant :- Sameer Qureshi Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Noor Muhammad,Yogesh Kumar Srivastava Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Sameer Jain,J. 1. Supplementary affidavit filed by applicant is taken on record. 2. Heard Sri Yogesh Srivastava, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Shatrughan Yadav, learned AGA for the State. 3. The instant bail application has been filed seeking release of the applicant on bail in Case Crime No.48 of 2025, under Sections 303(2), 111(2)(B) B.N.S. and Section 3/5/8 Cow Slaughter Act, Police Station Rasulpur, District Firozabad during pendency of the trial. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that on the basis of false allegation applicant has been made accused in the present matter and there is absolutely no evidence of organized crime against him and prima facie it appears to be a case of cow slaughter Act. 5. He further submits, however apart from the present case applicant is having criminal history of two other cases but he was having previous criminal history of only one case and along with the present case he has also been made accused in one another case and his criminal history of both the cases have been explained in the supplementary affidavit filed in support of the instant bail application. 6. He further submits, in the present matter applicant is in jail since 22.2.2025. 7. Per contra, learned AGA 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. Considering the argument advanced by learned counsel for the applicant and nature of allegation levelled against the applicant and the fact that criminal history of the applicant has been explained in the instant bail application and in the present matter he is in jail since 22.2.2025, in my view, applicant is entitled to be released on bail. 10. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the instant bail application is allowed. 11. Let the applicant-Sameer Qureshi 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. 12. 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. 13. 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 :- 17.5.2025 SKM Digitally signed by :- SHRAVANA KUMAR MISHRA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad