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2025 DAILYLAW 61817 (ALL)

YAKOOB KHAN AND ANOTHER v. STATE OF U.P.

BAIL/17892/2025 · 2025-08-20

Siddharth

Special Leave Petitionbody2025

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:144205 Court No. - 47 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 17892 of 2025 Applicant :- Yakoob Khan And Another Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Shivajee Singh Sisodiya Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Siddharth,J. Heard learned counsel for the applicants as well as the learned AGA for the State and perused the material placed on record. The instant bail application has been filed on behalf of the applicants, Yakoob Khan and Kasim Khan, with a prayer to release their on bail in Case Crime No. 212 of 2025, under Sections 3/5/8 Cow Slaughter Act, Police Station Faridpur, District- Bareilly during pendency of trial. Learned counsel for the applicants has contended that the co-accused Fatoon Khan, has been granted bail by this Court on 30.6.2025 in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No.19998 of 2025. The case of the applicants stand on identical footing, hence the applicants are also entitled for bail on the ground of parity. The applicants are languishing in jail since 1.4.2025. Per contra learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for bail of the applicants by contending that the innocence of the applicants cannot be adjudged at pre trial stage, therefore, they do no deserve any indulgence. In case the applicants are released on bail they will again indulge in similar activities and will misuse the liberty of bail. Having considered the submissions of the parties noted above, larger mandate of the Article 21 of the Constitution of India, Satendra Kumar Antil Vs. C.B.I. & Another, passed in S.L.P.(Crl.) No. 5191 of 2021, judgement dated 11.7.2022 and considering 5-6 times overcrowding in jails over and above their capacity by under trials and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, let the applicants involved in the aforesaid crime be released on bail on their furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions that :- (i) The applicants shall not tamper with the evidence or threaten the witnesses. (ii) The applicants shall file an undertaking to the effect that they 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. (iii) The applicants shall remain present before the Trial Court on each date fixed, either personally or as directed by the Court. In case of their absence, without sufficient cause, the Trial Court may proceed against their under Section 229-A of the Indian Penal Code. (iv) In case the applicants misuse the liberty of bail during trial and in order to secure their presence, proclamation under Section 82 Cr.P.C. is issued and the applicants fail to appear before the Court on the date fixed in such proclamation then the Trial Court shall initiate proceedings against their in accordance with law under Section 174-A of the Indian Penal Code. (v) The applicants 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. If in the opinion of the Trial Court absence of the applicants are 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 their in accordance with law. In case, of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail. Identity and residence proof of the applicants and sureties be verified by the court concerned before the bonds are accepted. Order Date :- 21.8.2025 Ruchi Agrahari Digitally signed by :- RUCHI AGRAHARI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- RUCHI AGRAHARI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad