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2025 DAILYLAW 9761 (ALL)

HANUMAN CHAMAR v. STATE OF U.P.

BAIL/2005/2025 · 2025-04-30

Ashutosh Srivastava

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:70608 Court No. - 68 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 2005 of 2025 Applicant :- Hanuman Chamar Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Kusum Mishra,Seema Kushwaha Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Ashutosh Srivastava,J. 1. Heard Kusum Mishra, learned counsel for the applicant, Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh, learned AGA for the State-opposite party and perused the record. 2. This bail application under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 has been moved on behalf of accused- applicant, Hanuman Chamar, seeking enlargement on bail in Case Crime No. 222 of 2024, under Sections 3/5A/8 of the Cow Slaughter Act and section 11 of Prevention of Animal Cruelty Act, Police Station-Lalganj, District -Mirzapur. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant argued that the accused- applicant is innocent. He has been falsely implicated in this very case crime number and is languishing in jail since 17.04.2024. Applicant's have criminal history of only one case, which is explained in para no. 17 of the bail application wherein he is on bail and there is no likelihood of his fleeing from course of justice or tampering with evidence in case of release on bail. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that no offence as alleged in the FIR has been made out against the applicant. There is no independent witnesses of the offence and the alleged recovery is totally false and fabricated. Charge sheet has been filed on 14.12.2024 against the applicant. Co-accused namely Kariya @ Rajnath has already been released on bail vide order dated 17.03.2025 passed by the the Bench of this Court in Crl. Misc. Bail Application No. 267 of 2025. Hence bail has been prayed for. 5. Learned AGA has vehemently opposed, but could not dispute the fact that applicant has criminal history of only one case. 6. Considering all those facts and circumstances, the nature of accusations, severity of the punishment in the case of conviction and nature of supporting evidence, reasonable apprehension of tampering with the witness and prima facie case, but without commenting on merit of case, a case for bail is made out. 7. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed. 8. Let the accused-applicant, Hanuman Chamar, involved in above mentioned case crime number be released on bail, on his executing a personal bond and two reliable sureties each, in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned, subject to the following conditions: i. The applicant will not tamper with the evidence. ii. The applicant will not indulge in any criminal activity. iii. The applicant will not pressurize/intimidate the prosecution witnesses and co-operate in the trial. iv. The applicant will appear regularly on each and every date fixed by the trial court, unless his personal appearance is exempted through counsel by the court concerned. 9. In the event of breach of any of the aforesaid conditions, the court below will be at liberty to proceed to cancel his bail. Order Date :- 1.5.2025 v.k.updh. Digitally signed by :- VINOD KUMAR UPADHYAY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad