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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:120365 Court No. - 70 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 23401 of 2025 Applicant :- Paramjeet Singh Chhabra Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Rajesh Singh Baish Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Dr. Gautam Chowdhary,J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A for the State and perused the record. 2. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the FIR of the present case was lodged against the driver and owner of the truck and as per allegation, they mis-appropriated the materials loaded on their truck. Learned counsel further submits that the applicant was not named in the F.I.R., and during investigation the name of applicant was disclosed in the present matter through the statement of co-accused Jasvir Singh. He next submits that no recovery whatsoever has been made either from the possession of the applicant or on the pointing of the applicant and that the entire allegation levelled against the applicant is false. He further submits that co-accused Jasvir Singh has been enlarged on bail by this Court vide order dated 7.8.2024 passed in Criminal Misc.Bail Application No. 27134 of 2024 and the case of applicant stands on better footing with him. It is thus contended that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the present case due to ulterior motive. Several other submissions in order to demonstrate the falsity of the allegations made against the applicant have also been placed before the Court. The circumstances which, according to the counsel, led to the false implication of the accused have also been mentioned. It has also been assured on behalf of the applicant that he is ready to cooperate with the process of law and shall faithfully make himself available before the court whenever required and is also ready to accept all the conditions which the Court may deem fit to impose upon him. He next submits that applicant is languishing in jail since 16.05.2025. 3. Per contra, learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for bail of the applicant by contending that the innocence of the applicant cannot be adjudged at pre trial stage, therefore, he does not deserve any
indulgence. 4.
After perusing the record in the light of the submissions made at the bar and after taking an overall view of all the facts and circumstances of this case, the nature of evidence and also the absence of any convincing material to indicate the possibility of tampering with the evidence, without expressing any opinion on merits of the case, this Court is of the view, that the applicant may be enlarged on bail. 5. Let applicant Paramjeet Singh Chhabra involved in Case Crime No.86 of 2024, under Sections 407, 419, 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B IPC, Police Station Pipari, District Sonbhadra, be released on bail on furnishing a personal bond and two local sureties each of the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned subject to the following conditions:- i) The applicant shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence. ii) The applicant shall not threaten or harass the prosecution witnesses. iii) The applicant shall appear on the date fixed by the trial court. iv) The applicant shall not commit an offence similar to the offence of which the applicant is accused, or suspected of the commission. v) 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 such person from disclosing
facts to the Court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence.
6. In case of breach of any of the above condition, the trial Court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail of the applicant in accordance with law.
7. The bail application is allowed.
Order Date :- 22.7.2025 S.Ali Digitally signed by :- SHAUKAT ALI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad