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2025 DAILYLAW 1718 (ALL)

ELAN KUJUR v. STATE OF U.P.

BAIL/35097/2025 · 2026-04-01

Yogesh Dubey Joint Registrar Judicial

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 35097 of 2025 Court No. - 69 HON'BLE JITENDRA KUMAR SINHA, J. 1. Heard Shri Mangleshwar Verma along with Ms. Renu Sharma, learned counsel for the applicant, and Shri S.D. Shukla, 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.01 of 2023, under Section 420 of I.P.C. and Section 66-D of I.T. Act, registered at Police Station Cyber Crime, District Varanasi, during pendency of the trial. 3. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case due to ulterior motive. It is further submitted that the first information report has been lodged against unknown and the name of the applicant has surfaced during investigation and it has been found that Rs.49,999/- has been received by the applicant in the alleged cyber fraud. It is further submitted that the charge sheet in this case has already been submitted and he is ready and willing to cooperate in the investigation. It is further submitted that the applicant is having no criminal history and applicant is languishing in jail since 03.09.2025, 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. 4. Per contra learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for bail of the Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Renu Sharma Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Elan Kujur .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) applicant. 5. First information report has been lodged against unknown and the name of the applicant has surfaced during investigation and it has been found that Rs.49,999/- has been received by the applicant in the alleged cyber fraud. Charge sheet in this case has already been submitted and he is ready and willing to cooperate in the investigation. It is further submitted that the applicant is having no criminal history and applicant is languishing in jail since 03.09.2025. 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- Elan Kujur involved in the aforesaid case crime shall be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 50,000/- with two sureties each and one surety must be family members of the applicant in the like amount to the satisfaction of the Court concerned :- (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. BAIL No. 35097 of 2025 2 8. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for 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 RKM BAIL No. 35097 of 2025 3 (Jitendra Kumar Sinha,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAJESH KUMAR MAURYA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad