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2025 DAILYLAW 73188 (ALL)

SANGEETA CHAUHAN v. STATE OF U.P.

BAIL/24024/2025 · 2025-07-17

Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:116868 Court No. - 68 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 24024 of 2025 Applicant :- Sangeeta Chauhan Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Anjali,Pramod Kumar Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal,J. 1. Heard Sri V.K. Ojha, Advocate, holding brief of Sri Pramod Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Rajeev Kumar Sonkar, learned State Law Officer for the State and perused the record. 2. The instant bail application has been filed with a prayer to release the applicant on bail in Case Crime No. 106 of 2025, under Sections 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2) B.N.S., Police Station- Rajpura, District- Sambhal, during the pendency of the trial. 3. It is contended by learned counsel for the applicant that basically the dispute is regarding the property of one Radha Raman. After his death, Adwitiya, claiming herself to be daughter of late Radha Raman, executed sale deed dated 20.04.2024 in favour of the first informant which was challenged by the applicant by filing a suit before the Civil Judge (Senior Division), Sambhal by seeking prayer for cancellation of sale deed on 25.03.2025 and also filed objection in mutation proceeding. Thereafter, the present F.I.R. is lodged. It is further submitted that as the dispute is regarding the validity of sale deed and status of the parties is yet to be decided by the civil court, therefore, at this stage, it cannot be said that applicant has committed any offence. It is further submitted that the applicant is a lady and has no criminal antecedents to her credit. She is languishing in jail since 05.05.2025. In case, she is granted bail, she will not misuse the liberty of bail and would cooperate in the trial proceedings. 4. Learned State Law Officer has opposed the prayer for bail but could not dispute the aforesaid fact. 5. Considering the entire facts and circumstances of the case, submissions of learned counsel for the parties and keeping in view the nature of offence, evidence, complicity of accused and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, I am of the opinion that the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on bail. 6. Let the applicant- Sangeeta Chauhan involved in the aforementioned crime be released on bail, on her 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 not directly or indirectly make any 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 to any police officer or tamper with the evidence. ii. The applicant shall cooperate in the trial/investigation sincerely without seeking any adjournment. iii. The applicant shall not indulge in any criminal activity or commission of any crime after being released on bail. iv. The applicant shall attend in accordance with the conditions of the bond executed by her. 7. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail. 8. Identity, status and residence proof of the applicant and sureties be verified by the court concerned before the bonds are accepted. Order Date :- 18.7.2025 KS Digitally signed by :- KISHAN SINHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad