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2025 DAILYLAW 9727 (ALL)

MO. ASIF v. STATE OF U.P.

BAIL/2390/2025 · 2025-02-26

Vivek Varma

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:26992 Court No. - 67 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 2390 of 2025 Applicant :- Mo. Asif Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Kusum Mishra,Seema Kushwaha Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Vivek Varma,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and Sri V.K. Tiwari, learned A.G.A. for the State-opposite party. 2. The instant bail application under Section 483 B.N.S.S. has been filed with the prayer to enlarge the applicant on bail in Case Crime No. 225 of 2024, under Sections 305, 331(4), 317(2) B.N.S., Police Station Kotwali Katra, District Mirzapur during the pendency of the trial. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the informant was the owner of the shoe store and the applicant was an employee in the said store. Owing to certain other disputes between the parties, the applicant has been falsely implicated in the instant case. False recovery of shoes/ sleepers has been shown from the applicant. There is no independent witness to the alleged recovery. The applicant is in jail since 02.12.2024 having no criminal history and if he is released on bail, he will not misuse the said liberty. 4. Learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for bail but could not satisfactorily dispute the aforesaid submissions from the record. 5. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and after perusal of the record, this Court prima facie finds that there is no independent witness to the alleged recovery. The applicant has no criminal antecedents. Moreover, the applicant has remained confined for almost two and half months and there is no hope of early conclusion of trial, and no reasonable apprehension has been brought to the fore by the State that the applicant, if enlarged on bail, would either tamper with the evidence or delay the trial or intimidate the witness, therefore, without commenting 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- Mo. 6. Let the applicant- Mo. Asif, involved in the aforesaid case, be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of Court concerned subject to the conditions that he: (i) shall appear on the date fixed by the trial court; (ii) shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence; and, (iii) shall not pressurize the prosecution witnesses. 7. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, the prosecution shall be at liberty to move bail cancellation application before this Court. Order Date :- 27.2.2025 SKT/- Digitally signed by :- SHIVA KANT TIWARI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad