HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 8222 of 2025 Court No. - 72 HON'BLE JITENDRA KUMAR SINHA, J. 1. Heard Sri Jayendra Kumar Mishra, learned counsel for the applicants and Sri B.P. Maurya, learned A.G.A. appearing for the State respondents and perused the record. 2. The present application has been moved seeking anticipatory bail in Case Crime No. 23 of 2025, under Sections 191(2), 190, 333, 115(2), 351(2) B.N.S., Police Station Etmaddaula, District Agra with the prayer that in the event of arrest, applicants may be released on bail. 3. It is contended by the learned counsel for the applicants that applicants are innocent and they have an apprehension that they may be arrested in the above-mentioned case. He further submits that no offence is made out against the applicants and they have been falsely implicated in this case. It is further submitted that as per the first information report there is allegation that the applicants along with 10-15 unknown persons assaulted the informant side by iron rod by entering into their house, as a result of which three persons received injuries. It is submitted that injuries of the injured are simple in nature. It is submitted that the applicants are having no criminal history. It is also submitted that applicants undertake to cooperate during trial and they would appear as and when required by the investigating agency or Court. It is lastly submitted that in case applicants are granted anticipatory bail, they shall not misuse the liberty of bail and they will cooperate with the investigation and would obey all conditions of bail. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Jayendra Kumar Mishra, Keerti Mishra Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Hotilal And 5 Others .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Opposite Party(s) 4. On the other hand, learned A.G.A. has opposed the application for anticipatory bail, however, he does not dispute the factual aspect. 5. I have considered the rival submissions made by learned counsel for the parties. 6. As per first information report, applicants along with co-accused persons entered the house of the first informant and assaulted the informant side, as a result of which three persons received injury, however, injuries are simple in nature. The applicants have no criminal history. 7. It may be stated that in case of Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre v. State of Maharashtra, (2011) 1 SCC 694, it has been held by Hon'ble Supreme Court that while deciding anticipatory bail, the Court must consider nature and gravity of accusation, antecedent of accused, possibility of accused to flee from justice and that Court must evaluate entire available material against the accused carefully and that the exact role of the accused has also to be taken into consideration. 8. Considering the settled principle of law regarding anticipatory bail, submissions of the learned counsel for the parties, nature of accusation, role of applicants and all attending facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on merits, a case for anticipatory bail is made out. 9. The anticipatory bail application is allowed. 10. In the event of arrest of the applicants- Hotilal, Shyam @ Shyam Babu, Ramu, Raju, Rajesh and Deepak involved in the aforesaid case crime, they shall be released on anticipatory bail on their furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 50,000/- with two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the Court concerned, with the following conditions :- (i) The applicants shall not tamper with evidence and that they would appear before the trial Court on the date fixed unless exempted by the Court concerned; (ii) The applicants shall not directly or indirectly, make any inducement, NABAIL No. 8222 of 2025 2 threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him/her/them from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer; (iii) The applicants would cooperate during trial and would not misuse the liberty of bail. (iv) The applicants shall not leave India without prior permission of the Court concerned. 11. In default of any of the conditions, the prosecution shall be at liberty to file appropriate application for cancellation of anticipatory bail granted to the applicants herein. October 9, 2025 Abhishek NABAIL No. 8222 of 2025 3 (Jitendra Kumar Sinha,J.) Digitally signed by :- ABHISHEK AGRAHARI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad