KRISHAN PAHAL
Mohd. Ishtiyak Khan – Appellant
Versus
State of U. P. – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
1. Heard Sri Sanjay Yadav, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Arun Kumar Sharma, learned counsel for the opposite party no. 2 and Sri Sunil Kumar, learned A.G.A. for the State.
2. The instant bail cancellation application has been filed on behalf of the applicant (complainant) with the prayer to cancel the bail granted to opposite party no. 2 by this Court on 9.12.2022 passed in Criminal Misc. Anticipatory Bail Application u/s 438 Cr.P.C. No. 10933 of 2022, in Criminal Case No. 2177 of 2018, relating to Case Crime No. 303 of 2018, under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 IPC, Police Station Kurra, District Mainpuri.
RIVAL CONTENTIONS:
CONTENTIONS ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT:
3. Learned counsel for the applicant has stated that the said order is liable to be cancelled, as it was garnered by the opposite party no.2 by misleading the Court and concealing the fact of seven criminal antecedents of the applicant. Learned counsel has next stated that the said order itself indicates as follows:-
A judgment obtained by fraud may be set aside under Section 44 of the Indian Evidence Act.
Concealment of criminal history while obtaining a bail order is not sustainable under Section 44 of the Indian Evidence Act.
The court emphasized the necessity of disclosing criminal antecedents in bail applications, particularly for legal professionals, and upheld the clean hands doctrine in the context of anticipatory ba....
Cancellation of anticipatory bail requires substantial grounds; mere non-compliance with settlement terms does not justify cancellation without evidence of misconduct.
Bail once granted to an accused person cannot be cancelled unless he violates the condition of the bail or does any act, deed, or thing to impede a fair trial of the case concerned.
The court emphasized the need for supervening circumstances or overwhelming evidence to warrant cancellation of bail, and highlighted the importance of not interfering with personal liberty without s....
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