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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 8719 of 2025 Court No. - 72 HON'BLE JITENDRA KUMAR SINHA, J.
1. Heard Sri Amrendra Pratap Singh, learned counsel for the applicants and Sri B.P. Maurya, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record. 2. Present application has been moved seeking anticipatory bail in Case Crime No. 334 of 2025, under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 115(2), 352, 190, 117(2), 351(3), 110 B.N.S., Police Station Mehdawal, District Sant Kabir Nagar with the prayer that in the event of arrest, applicants may be released on bail. 3. It is contended by the learned counsel for the applicants that applicants are innocent and they have apprehension that they may be arrested in the above-mentioned case. He further submits that no offence is made out against the applicants and the applicants have been falsely implicated in the present case. It is submitted that there is a cross case to the present case and both sides have received injuries. It is further submitted that a civil suit is also pending between the parties. It is further submitted that co-accused Anup Singh has already been granted anticipatory bail by this Court vide order dated 16.10.2025 passed in Criminal Misc. Anticipatory Bail Application u/s 482 BNSS No. 8481 of 2025. It is further submitted that the applicants are having criminal history of two cases, which has been explained in the memo of application. It was also submitted that applicants undertake to co-operate during trial and they would appear as and when required by the investigating agency or Court. It has been stated Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Amrendra Pratap Singh, Ashutosh Ganguli Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Sheshnath Singh And Another .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s)
that in case, applicants are granted anticipatory bail, they shall not misuse the liberty of bail and will co-operate with the investigation and would obey all conditions of bail. 4. On the other hand, learned A.G.A. has opposed the application for anticipatory bail, however, he does not dispute the factual aspect. 5. I have considered the rival submissions made by learned counsel for the parties. 6. There is a cross case to the present case and both sides are said to have received injuries. A civil suit is said to have been pending between the parties.
The co-accused Anup Singh has already been granted anticipatory bail by this Court vide order dated 16.10.2025 passed in Criminal Misc. Anticipatory Bail Application u/s 482 BNSS No. 8481 of 2025. The applicants are having criminal history of two cases, which has been explained in the memo of application. 7. It may be stated that in case of Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre v. State of Maharashtra, (2011) 1 SCC 694, it has been held by Hon'ble Supreme Court that while deciding anticipatory bail, the Court must consider nature and gravity of accusation, antecedent of accused, possibility of accused to flee from justice and that Court must evaluate entire available material against the accused carefully and that the exact role of the accused has also to be taken into consideration. 8. In the instant case, considering the settled principle of law regarding anticipatory bail, submissions of the learned counsel for the parties, nature of accusation, role of applicant and all attending facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on merits, a case for anticipatory bail is made out. 9. The anticipatory bail application is allowed. 10. In the event of arrest of the applicants- Sheshnath Singh and Shailendra Singh involved in the aforesaid case crime, they shall be released on anticipatory bail on their furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 50,000/- with two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of NABAIL No. 8719 of 2025 2
the Court concerned, with the following conditions :- (i) The applicants shall not tamper with evidence and that they would appear before the trial Court on the date fixed unless exempted by the Court concerned; (ii) The applicants 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/her/them from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer; (iii) The applicants would cooperate during trial and would not misuse the liberty of bail.
(iv) The applicants shall not leave India without prior permission of the Court concerned. 11. In default of any of the conditions, the prosecution shall be at liberty to file appropriate application for cancellation of anticipatory bail granted to the applicants herein. October 29, 2025 Abhishek NABAIL No. 8719 of 2025 3 (Jitendra Kumar Sinha,J.) Digitally signed by :- ABHISHEK AGRAHARI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad