HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 14106 of 2025 Court No. - 66 (Sl. No.38 out of 116) HON'BLE KRISHAN PAHAL, J. 1. List has been revised. 2. Heard Sri Dinesh Kumar Yadav, learned counsel for applicant, Sri Sunil Kumar, learned A.G.A. for the State / learned State Law Officer and perused the material placed on record. 3. The present bail application has been filed by the applicant in Case Crime No. 370 of 2021, under Sections 364, 302, 201, 394, 411 IPC, Police Station Kithore, District Meerut, with the prayer to enlarge him on bail. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant has argued that the applicant is absolutely innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. The applicant is in jail since 10.9.2021 and more than four years have passed since his incarceration. His fundamental rights enshrined under Article 21 of the Constitution of India stand violated as there is no likelihood of early conclusion of trial in near future. In case, the applicant is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail. 5. Per contra, learned A.G.A. has vehemently opposed the bail application on the ground that there is evidence against the applicant. 6. This Court had called for the status of trial. As per the status report dated 10.3.2026, statement of the accused u/s 313 Cr.P.C. was recorded on 19.8.2025 and the case is fixed for final arguments on 12.3.2026, as such, it would not be proper to adjudicate on the bail application at this Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Dinesh Kumar Yadav Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Jahid Urf Jahanain .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) stage. 7. After hearing learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the status report, I do not find it a fit case for grant of bail to the applicant. The bail application is found devoid of merits and is, accordingly, rejected. 8. However, it is directed that the aforesaid case pending before the trial court be decided expeditiously as early as possible in view of the principle as has been laid down in the recent judgments of the Supreme Court in the cases of Vinod Kumar vs. State of Punjab; 2015 (3) SCC 220 and Hussain and Another vs. Union of India; (2017) 5 SCC 702, if there is no legal impediment. 9. It is clarified that the observations made herein are limited to the facts brought in by the parties pertaining to the disposal of bail application and the said observations shall have no bearing on the merits of the case during trial. March 19, 2026 Shalini BAIL No. 14106 of 2025 2 (Krishan Pahal,J.) Digitally signed by :- SHALINI JAISWAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad