Aqeel Ahmad vs State of Uttar Pradesh

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2024 Supreme(SC) 302

C. T. RAVIKUMAR, RAJESH BINDAL
Aqeel Ahmad – Appellant
Versus
State of Uttar Pradesh – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
For the Petitioner(s): Mrs. Naghma Imtiaz, Adv. Mr. Zargham Ahmed, Adv. Mr. Saif Naseem, Adv. M/S. Equity Lex Associates, AOR
For the Respondent(s): Ms. Srishti Singh, AOR

JUDGMENT :

RAJESH BINDAL, J.

1. Leave granted.

2. Challenge in the present appeals is to the orders¹ [Dated 28.03.2023 passed in Crl. M.B.A. No. 13988 of 2023, dated 07.04.2023 passed in Crl. M.B.A. No. 14388 of 2023 and dated 14.12.2023 passed in Crl. M.B.A. No. 53539 of 2023, respectively] passed by the High Court.² [High Court of Judicature at Allahabad] The Respondent No. 2 in each of the appeals, namely, Abdullah, Nasir and Muzammil were granted bail by the High Court. The challenge has been made by the informant.

3. The private Respondents herein are accused in FIR No. 0359 dated 15.10.2022 registered at Gambhirpur, Aazamgarh under Sections 147, 148, 149, 302, 336, 427 of IPC, registered on account of murder of Khursheed Ahmad.

3.1 In Criminal Appeal arising out of S.L.P. (Crl.) No. 8347 of 2023, initially respondent no. 2/Abdullah filed bail application before the Trial Court, which was rejected vide order dated 16.02.2023. Thereafter, he moved the bail application before the High Court, which was allowed vide impugned order dated 28.03.2023. The ground raised was that one of the co-accused/Neyaz Ahmad had been enlarged on bail by the High Court vide order dated 22.02.2023.³ [Pas

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