(1.) HEARD the learned counsel for the appellants, learned A.G.A. for the State of U.P. and Smt. Sarita Shukla, learned counsel for the complainant.
(2.) THE appellant Rais Uddin has preferred criminal appeal no. 2650 of 2013, appellant Shahjad and Sarfaraz son of Sharif have preferred criminal appeal no. 2974 of 2013, the appellant Sarfaraz son of Shah Nawaz has preferred criminal appeal no. 3119 of 2013 and the appellant Irfan has preferred criminal appeal no. 5073 of 2013 against the judgement and order dated 15.5.2013 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Court No. 1 Ghaziabad in S.T. No. 481 of 2010 connected with S.T. No. 1614 of 2009, S.T. No. 1615 of 2009, S.T. No. 1616 of 2009, S.T. No. 1617 of 2009, S.T. No.1618 of 2009, S.T. No. 505 of 2010 and S.T. No. 1187 of 2010. All the above mentioned appellants have moved their respective bail applications with a prayer that they may be released on bail during the pendency of their appeal. All the bail applications pending are arising out the same judgement and order dated 15.5.2013 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Court no. 1 Ghaziabad, therefore, all the bail applications are being disposed of by the following common order.
(3.) AGAINST the impugned judgement and order dated 15.5.2013 the appellant Gaurav Verma, has preferred criminal appeal no. 2257 of 2013 and the appellant Shariq has preferred criminal appeal no. 2347 of 2013, the same have also been connected with the above mentioned criminal appeal nos. 2650 of 2013, 2974 of 2013,3119 of 2013 and 5073 of 2013 but the bail applications moved on behalf of the appellants Gaurav Verma and Shariq have been allowed by another bench of this court.