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2025 DAILYLAW 1655 (ALL)

SUNIL KUMAR v. STATE OF U.P.

BAIL/36642/2025 · 2026-04-01

Yogesh Dubey Joint Registrar Judicial

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 36642 of 2025 Court No. - 69 HON'BLE JITENDRA KUMAR SINHA, J. 1. Heard Sri Mohit Kumar, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri B.P. Singh, learned AGA for the State-respondents and perused the record. 2. The present bail application under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, has been filed on behalf of applicant with a prayer to release him on bail in Case Crime No. 561 of 2025. Under Section 318(4), 338, 336(3) and 340(2) Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023 and Section 38 of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 and Section 4/13 Uttar Pradesh Public Examination (Prevention of Public Unfair Means) Act, 2024, Police Station Hapur Nagar, District Hapur, during pendency of the trial. 3. It has been argued by the learned counsel for the applicant that applicant is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in this case and he has been languishing in jail since 7.9.2025. It is further submitted that the applicant was arrested with two Aadhaar Cards bearing different dates of birth, and on the basis of the said Aadhaar Cards, he is alleged to have obtained two admit cards and to have appeared in the examination twice using the said admit cards. It is further submitted that the applicant has no criminal history. It is also submitted that the applicant undertakes that he will not misuse the liberty, if granted. It has also been pointed out that in the wake of heavy pendency of cases in the Court, there is no likelihood of any early conclusion of trial. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Mohit Kumar, Suvansit Kumar Jaiswal Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Sunil Kumar .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) 4. On the other hand, learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the applicant. 5. As per allegations in the FIR, the applicant was arrested with two Aadhaar Cards bearing different dates of birth, and on the basis of the said Aadhaar Cards, he is alleged to have obtained two admit cards and to have appeared in the examination twice using the said admit cards. The applicant has no criminal history. 6. Upon considering the totality of facts, nature and the evidence reflected from record and without expressing any opinion on merits of the case, I find it to be a fit case for bail. Hence, the present bail application is ALLOWED. 7. Let the applicant- Sunil Kumar involved in the aforesaid case crime be released on bail on his 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 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. (ii) The applicant shall not pressurize/intimidate the prosecution witnesses. (iii) The applicant shall remain present, in person, before the trial court on the dates fixed for (i) opening of the case, (ii) framing of charge and (iii) recording of statement under Section 351 of B.N.S.S. (iv) The applicant shall file an undertaking to the effect that he shall not seek any adjournment on the dates fixed for evidence when the witnesses are present in the trial court. (v) The applicant shall remain present before the trial court on each date fixed, either personally or through his counsel. 8. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for BAIL No. 36642 of 2025 2 cancellation of bail. 9. It is clarified that anything said in this order is limited to the purpose of determination of this bail application and will in no way be construed as an expression on the merits of the case. The trial court shall be absolutely free to arrive at its independent conclusions on the basis of evidence led unaffected by anything said in this order. April 2, 2026 KJ BAIL No. 36642 of 2025 3 (Jitendra Kumar Sinha,J.) Digitally signed by :- KAMARJAHAN ANSARI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad