HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 1277 of 2025 Court No. - 13 HON'BLE SUBHASH VIDYARTHI, J. 1. Heard Shri Satya Narayan Mishra, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the applicant as well as Shri Nagarjun Pandey, learned State counsel and Bhanu Pratap Singh, learned counsel for the complainant 2. The instant application has been filed by the applicant seeking anticipatory bail in F.I.R./Case Crime No.50 of 2025 under Sections 351(3) of B.N.S., 2023 and Section 3, 5(1), 5(3) of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021, registered at Police Station- Kotwali Gaisadi, District- Balrampur. 3. The aforesaid case has been registered on the basis of an F.I.R. lodged on 23.07.2025 against three persons, including the applicant stating that co-accused Ismile has developed relations with the complainant's wife and he has kept her with him and has converted her religion on 18.04.2024. The complainant further alleged that the religion of his daughter and son has also been converted and this was done with connivance of the applicant, who is a corporator. 4. In the affidavit filed in support of the anticipatory bail application, it has been stated that the applicant is an innocent person, having no criminal history and he has been falsely been implicated in the present case. 5. The learned State counsel has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail and he has submitted that investigation in the matter is still going on. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Piyush Kumar Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Jalaluddin .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. And Another .....Opposite Party(s) 6. Having considered the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and keeping in view the nature of allegations which are primarily directed against co-accused Ismile, who has kept the informant's wife with him; religion of the informant's wife and children is said to have been converted on 18.04.2024, whereas the FIR has been lodged on 23.07.2025 and that the only allegations against the applicant is that the alleged offence was committed with his connivance, I am of the view that the applicant is entitled to be granted anticipatory bail to the applicant. 7. In view of the above, the anticipatory bail application of the applicants is allowed. In the event of arrest/ appearance of applicant before the learned Trial Court in the aforesaid case crime, he shall be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing a personal bond and two solvent sureties, each in the like amount, to the satisfaction of S.H.O./Court concerned on the following conditions and subject to any other conditions that may be fixed by the Trial Court : (i) that the applicant shall make himself/herself available for interrogation by a police officer as and when required; (ii) that 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 from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence; (iii) that the applicant shall not leave India without the previous permission of the court. (iv) that the applicant shall appear before the trial court on each date fixed, unless personal presence is exempted; and (v) that the applicant shall not pressurize/ intimidate the prosecution witness. September 16, 2025 KR NABAIL No. 1277 of 2025 2 (Subhash Vidyarthi,J.) Digitally signed by :- RABINDRA KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench