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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 8076 of 2025 Court No. - 72 HON'BLE JITENDRA KUMAR SINHA, J.
1. Heard Sri Prem Narayan Singh, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri B.P. Singh, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record. 2. The present application has been moved seeking anticipatory bail in Case Crime no. 255 of 2025, under Sections 190, 191(2), 191(3), 115(2), 118(1), 352, 351(3), 109, 132, 121(1), 125 of B.N.S. and Section 7 Criminal Law Amendment Act, Police Station Ramala, District Baghpat with the prayer that in the event of arrest, applicant may be released on bail. 3. It has been argued by the learned counsel for the applicant that applicant is innocent and she has an apprehension that she may be arrested in the above-mentioned case, whereas there is no credible evidence against her. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that no offence is made out against the applicant. It is further submitted that as per first information report an altercation took place between two groups of people and the police came to intervene and during intervention of the police, the accused persons also indulged in using abusive language and obstruction in performance of official duty and accused persons also attacked the police party. It is further submitted that injuries received by the police personnel are simple in nature. It is submitted that no specific role has been assigned to the applicant who is Aganbadi teacher. It is further submitted that the applicant is having no criminal history. It was also submitted that applicant undertakes to co-operate during trial and she Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Prem Narayan Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Ruchi .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Opposite Party(s)
would appear as and when required by the investigating agency or Court. It has been stated that in case, applicant is granted anticipatory bail, she shall not misuse the liberty of bail and will co-operate with the investigation and would obey all conditions of bail. 4. On the other hand, learned A.G.A. has opposed the application for anticipatory bail. 5. I have considered the rival submissions made by learned counsel for the parties. 6.
As per first information, altercation took place between two groups of people and the police intervened and during intervention accused persons also attacked the police party in which some of police personnel received simple injury. No specific role has been assigned to the applicant and the applicant is having 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. In the instant case, considering the settled principle of law regarding anticipatory bail, submissions of the learned counsel for the parties, nature of accusation, role of applicant 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 applicant- Ruchi involved in the aforesaid case crime shall be released on anticipatory bail on her 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 applicant shall not tamper with evidence and that she would NABAIL No. 8076 of 2025 2
appear before the trial Court on the date fixed unless exempted by the Court concerned; (ii) The applicant shall not directly or indirectly, make any inducement, 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 applicant would co-operate during trial and would not misuse the liberty of bail.
(iv) The applicant 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 applicant. October 7, 2025 Abhishek NABAIL No. 8076 of 2025 3 (Jitendra Kumar Sinha,J.) Digitally signed by :- ABHISHEK AGRAHARI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad