ARVIND KUMAR v. STATE OF UP THRU. CHIEF SECY. HOME LKO. AND 2 OTHERS
BAIL/9005/2025 · 2025-09-19
Subhash Vidyarthi
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 9005 of 2025 Court No. - 13 HON'BLE SUBHASH VIDYARTHI, J.
1. Heard Sri Sanjeev Trivedi, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Mohd. Asif Khan, learned Additional Government Advocate-I for the State and perused the records. 2. The instant application has been filed seeking release of the applicant on bail in Complaint Case No.321 of 2025, under Sections 18/27 of Drugs and Cosmetics Act, registered at Police Station Asiwan, District Unnao. 3. The aforesaid case has been registered on the basis of a complaint lodged by Drug Inspector on 27.06.2023 stating that a raid was conducted in the applicant's shop on 29.09.2020 and the applicant could not produce the relevant documents at the time of raid. 4. In the affidavit filed in support of bail application it has been stated that the applicant is innocent, he has been falsely implicated in the present case and he has no criminal history. The applicant is languishing in jail since 27.08.2025. 5. The learned Additional Government Advocate appearing on behalf of the State has opposed the prayer for bail but he could not dispute the aforesaid aspects of the matter. 6. Having considered the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and keeping in view the fact that the alleged raid was conducted Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Sanjeev Trivedi, Mohd. Shahid Chaudhary Counsel for Opposite Party(s): G.A. Arvind Kumar .....Applicant(s) State Of Up Thru. Chief Secy. Home Lko. And 2 Others .....Opposite Party(s)
on 29.09.2020, whereas the complaint has been lodged after about two years and nine months; that the applicant has no previous criminal history and the alleged offence carries a maximum sentence of imprisonment up to two years, whereas the applicant is languishing in jail since 27.08.2025 and without making any observation, which may affect the merits of the case, I am of the view that the aforesaid facts are sufficient for making out a case for enlargement of the applicant on bail in the aforesaid crime. 7. Accordingly, this bail application stands allowed. 8.
Let the applicant-Arvind Kumar be released on bail in the aforesaid case on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of magistrate/court concerned, subject to following conditions:- (i) the applicant shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence; (ii) the applicant shall not pressurize the prosecution witnesses; (iii) the applicant shall appear on each and every date fixed by the trial court, unless his appearance is exempted by the learned trial court. September 19, 2025 Ram. BAIL No. 9005 of 2025 2 (Subhash Vidyarthi,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAM SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench