HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 34427 of 2025 Court No. - 67 HON'BLE KRISHAN PAHAL, J. 1. List has been revised. 2. Heard Sri Ashok Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the applicants, Sri Dheeraj Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the informant, Sri Ram Mohit Yadav, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material placed on record. 3. Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No.249 of 2017, under Sections 147, 148, 149, 302 I.P.C., Police Station-Jaithra, District-Etah, during the pendency of trial. 4. Learned counsel for the applicants has stated that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the present case. It is true that applicants and three other co-accused persons were named in the FIR but after thorough investigation, the Investigating Officer had filed a closure report qua the applicants. The applicants and co-accused persons were summoned by invoking the powers under Section 319 Cr.P.C. vide order dated 12.07.2023. Subsequent to it, the applicants filed a Criminal Revision before this Court which was dismissed as they surrendered before court below on 09.09.2025 and charge has been framed against them. 5. Learned counsel for the applicants further submits that there is no criminal history of the applicants. The applicants are languishing in jail since 09.09.2025 and they are ready to cooperate with trial. In case, the applicants are released on bail, they will not misuse the liberty of bail. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Ashok Kumar Singh, Pratibha Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : Dheeraj Kumar Singh, G.A. Anand Singh And 3 Others .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) 6. Learned A.G.A. has vehemently opposed the bail application. 7. The well-known principle of "Presumption of Innocence Unless Proven Guilty," gives rise to the concept of bail as a rule and imprisonment as an exception. 8. A person's right to life and liberty, guaranteed by Article 21 of the Indian Constitution, cannot be taken away simply because the person is accused of committing an offence until the guilt is established beyond a reasonable doubt. Article 21 of the Indian Constitution states that no one's life or personal liberty may be taken away unless the procedure established by law is followed, and the procedure must be just and reasonable. The said principle has been recapitulated by the Supreme Court in Satender Kumar Antil Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and Ors., 2022 INSC 690. 9. Reiterating the aforesaid view the Supreme Court in the case of Manish Sisodia Vs. Directorate of Enforcement 2024 INSC 595 has again emphasised that the very well-settled principle of law that bail is not to be withheld as a punishment is not to be forgotten. It is high time that the Courts should recognize the principle that "bail is a rule and jail is an exception". 10. Learned AGA could not bring forth any exceptional circumstances which would warrant denial of bail to the applicant. 11. It is settled principle of law that the object of bail is to secure the attendance of the accused at the trial. No material particulars or circumstances suggestive of the applicant fleeing from justice or thwarting the course of justice or creating other troubles in the shape of repeating offences or intimidating witnesses and the like have been shown by learned AGA. 12. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, the evidence on record and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the Court is of the view that the applicant has made out a case for bail. The bail application is allowed. BAIL No. 34427 of 2025 2 13. Let the applicants- Anand Singh, Sanjeev Singh, Ashish Singh and Vikas who are involved in aforementioned case crime be released on bail on their furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned subject to following conditions. Further, before issuing the release order, the sureties be verified. (i) The applicants shall not tamper with evidence during trial. (ii) The applicants shall not pressurize/intimidate the prosecution witnesses. (iii) The applicants shall appear before the trial court on the date fixed. 14. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail. 15. It is made clear that observations made in granting bail to the applicants shall not in any way affect the learned trial Judge in forming his independent opinion based on the testimony of the witnesses. October 14, 2025 Karan BAIL No. 34427 of 2025 3 (Krishan Pahal,J.) Digitally signed by :- KARAN KUMAR RAO High Court of Judicature at Allahabad