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2025 DAILYLAW 172162 (ALL)

KARAN v. STATE OF U.P.

BAIL/24700/2025 · 2025-10-27

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 24700 of 2025 Court No. - 69 HON'BLE ARUN KUMAR SINGH DESHWAL, J. 1. Heard Sri Satish Kumar, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Alok Sharma, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record. 2. Instant bail application has been filed with a prayer to release the applicant on bail during the trial in Case Crime No. 290 of 2025, under Sections 137(2), 87, 351(2) B.N.S., Police Station- Shikohabad, District Firozabad. 3. Contention of learned counsel for the applicant is that though in the FIR, allegation has been made against the applicant for enticing away the daughter of the first informant. But the victim, in her statement recorded under Section 183 BNSS, has specifically stated that she herself left her house on her own will. She further stated that she is in relationship with the applicant for last more than two years, therefore, the applicant has not committed any offence. It is further submitted that the victim is more than 17 years old as per high school certificate. He further submitted that charge sheet has been filed by the police, therefore, there is no requirement for custodial interrogation. The applicant has no criminal history and he is languishing in jail since 20.05.2025. In case, he is granted bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail and would cooperate in the trial proceedings. 4. On the other hand, learned A.G.A. for the State opposed the prayer for bail but could not dispute the aforesaid fact. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Ajay Kumar Yadav, Pankaj Sharma, Satish Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Karan .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) 5. Thus, considering the entire facts and circumstances of the case, submissions of learned counsel for the parties and keeping in view the nature of offence, evidence, complicity of accused and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, I am of the opinion that the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on bail. 6. Let the applicant- Karan involved in the aforementioned crime be released on bail, on his furnishing a personal bond and 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 cooperate in the trial/investigation sincerely without seeking any adjournment. iii. The applicant shall not indulge in any criminal activity or commission of any crime after being released on bail. iv. The applicant shall attend in accordance with the conditions of the bond executed by him. 7. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail. 8. Identity, status and residence proof of the applicant and sureties be verified by the court concerned before the bonds are accepted. 9. It is made clear that the applicant shall be released on the basis of downloaded copy of this order from the official website of High Court Allahabad and verified by the concerned counsel with the undertaking that the certified copy will be filed within 15 days. 10. It is directed that the trial court shall send the release order to the concerned jail through Bail Order Management System (BOMS) to ensure early release of the applicant. BAIL No. 24700 of 2025 2 11. The Registrar (Compliance) of this Court is directed to send a copy of this order to the concerned jail through e-mail or e-prison portal in compliance of the order of the Apex Court in the case of Policy Strategy for Grant of Bail, In Re: Suo Motu Writ Petition (Crl.) No. 4 of 2021 decided on 31.01.2023 reported in (2024) 10 SCC 685. October 28, 2025 A.Kr. BAIL No. 24700 of 2025 3 (Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal,J.) Digitally signed by :- AJAY KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad