JAHID ALI v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. DEPTT. OF HOME LKO. AND ANOTHER
ABAIL/1155/2025 · 2025-10-16
Karunesh Singh Pawar
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 438 CR.P.C. No. - 1155 of 2025 Court No. - 15 HON'BLE KARUNESH SINGH PAWAR, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A for the State and perused the record. 2. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the allegation of preparing forged compromise deed is on the accused Udayveer, Krishan Kumar, Santosh Kumar and Furkan. The applicant and co-accused Ajay are only the marginal witnesses and allegation against them is of signing the forged documents before the Board of Revenue. The dispute between the parties is primarily civil in nature. The offences are triable by the Magistrate. The co- accused Ajay, who has been assigned similar role, has been granted anticipatory bail by the coordinate bench of this Court vide order dated 15.10.2025, passed in Criminal Misc. Anticipatory Bail Application No. 1152 of
2025. Hence, the present applicant seeks parity. 3. It is further submitted that the applicant has explained criminal history of two cases in paragraph-41 of the bail application. He undertakes that the applicant shall co-operate in the trial. 4. Learned A.G.A. opposed the prayer for bail but could not dispute the aforesaid facts as argued by the learned counsel for the applicant. 5. Considered the above aspects of the matter, perused the record. It appears that some civil litigation is pending between the complainant and other accused persons, earlier closure report was filed by the Investigating Officer and also considered the bail order of co-accused Ajay, referred to above. Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case and considering the nature of accusation, applicant is directed to cooperate in the investigation, the Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Ratnesh Singh, Pranav Mishra, Rahul Kumar Shukla Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Jahid Ali .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Home Lko. And Another .....Opposite Party(s)
interim protection granted by this Court vide order dated 21.02.2023 is made absolute in view of dictum of Apex Court in re: Sushila Aggarwal Vs. State (NCT of Delhi)-2020 SCC online SC 98. 6. It is provided that the applicant shall surrender before the concerned court, within ten days from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order.
On such surrender, the applicant shall be released on anticipatory bail on his furnishing a personal bond and two sureties of the like amount to the satisfaction of the trial court. 7. In view of the above, it is provided that in the event of arrest, the applicant- Jahid Ali involved in Case Crime No. 0122 of 2023, under Sections 419, 467, 468, 471 I.P.C, P.S. Kotwali Nanpara, District Bahraich shall be released on anticipatory bail in the aforesaid Case Crime number on his furnishing a personal bond with two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the arresting officer/investigating officer/S.H.O. concerned with the following conditions:- (1) The applicant shall cooperate in the investigation and he will not influence the witnesses. (2) The accused-applicant will remain present as and when the arresting officer/1.O./S.H.O. concerned call (s) for investigation/interrogation. (3) The applicant shall not leave India without previous permission of the Court. (4) In case of default, it would be open for the investigating agency to move application for vacation of this interim protection. 8. The application disposed of. October 16, 2025 DiVYa ABAIL No. 1155 of 2025 2 (Karunesh Singh Pawar,J.) Digitally signed by :- DIVYA SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- DIVYA SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench