JUDGMENT :

1. Heard Mr. Saghir Ahmad, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Mr. Raghav Arora, learned counsel for the applicant, Mr. Arbind Kumar, Mr. Deepak Mishra and Mr. Rabindra Kumar Singh, learned Additional Government Advocates appearing for the State of U.P. as well as Mr. Anil Tiwari, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Mr. Anurag Shukla, learned counsel appearing on behalf of complainant of [double murder case (crime No. 189 of 2020) filed against the applicant and his associates].

2. Brief facts of the case which are required to be stated are that a first information report under Section 3(1) of U.P. Gangster and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act was lodged on 11.07.2020 against the applicant, who is Ex-MLC and his other ten associates at Police Station Auraiya, District-Auraiya on the basis of two cases being Case Crime No. 189 of 2020, under Sections 147, 148, 149, 302, 307, 506 I.P.C. and Section 7 of Criminal Law Amendment Act and Case Crime No. 196 of 2020 under Sections 147, 148, 149, 353, 307 I.P.C. and Section 7 of Criminal Law (Amendment) Act registered against him and others on 11.06.2020 at Police Station Auraiya, District Auraiya. In the first information re