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2025 DAILYLAW 2709 (ALL)

NAVI ULLA v. STATE OF U.P.

BAIL/44013/2025 · 2026-05-13

Yogesh Dubey Joint Registrar Judicial

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 44013 of 2025 Court No. - 69 HON'BLE JITENDRA KUMAR SINHA, J. 1. Heard Sri Vikrant Pratap Singh, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Shiv Dutt Shukla, learned AGA for the State-respondents and perused the record. 2. The present bail application under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, has been filed on behalf of applicant with a prayer to release him on bail Case Crime No. 248 of 2025 under Sections 3/5/8 of U.P. Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act and Section 4/25 Arms Act, Police Station Sandeepanghat, District Kaushambi during pendency of the trial. 3. It has been argued by learned counsel for the applicant that applicant has been falsely implicated in this case and he has been languishing in jail since 04.11.2025. It is further submitted that no police person has received any injury of fire arm in the alleged incident and as per the FIR, 50 kg beef, one CNG tempo, one motorcycle, some slaughtering instruments, some country-made pistols and some live and empty cartridges are said to have been recovered from the possession of the applicant. It is further submitted that chargesheet in the case has been filed and the applicant has no criminal history. It is also submitted that applicant undertakes that he will not misuse the liberty, if granted. It has also been pointed out that in the wake of heavy pendency of cases in the Court, there is no likelihood of any early conclusion of trial. 4. On the other hand, learned A.G.A. opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the applicant and submits that lab report confirms that the alleged recovered meat has been found to be cow meat (beef). 5. As per the allegations in the FIR, 50 kg beef, one CNG tempo, one motorcycle, some slaughtering instruments, some country-made pistols and some live and empty cartridges are said to have been recovered from the possession of the applicant. It is further submitted that chargesheet in the case has been filed and the applicant has no criminal history. Co-accused Zafar Ahmad has been granted bail by Co-ordinate Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Abhishek Tripathi, Ajay Kumar Pal, Ajeet Kumar Pandey, Akhilesh Kumar Mishra, Vikrant Pratap Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Navi Ulla .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) Bench of this Court and applicant is languishing in jail since 04.11.2025. 6. Upon considering the totality of facts, nature and the evidence reflected from record and without expressing any opinion on merits of the case, I find it to be a fit case for bail. Hence, the present bail application is ALLOWED. 7. Let the applicant Navi Ulla involved in the aforesaid case crime be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 50,000/- with 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 not pressurize/intimidate the prosecution witnesses. (iii) The applicant shall remain present, in person, before the trial court on the dates fixed for (i) opening of the case, (ii) framing of charge and (iii) recording of statement under Section 351 of B.N.S.S. (iv) The applicant shall file an undertaking to the effect that he shall not seek any adjournment on the dates fixed for evidence when the witnesses are present in the trial court. (v) The applicant shall remain present before the trial court on each date fixed, either personally or through his counsel. 8. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail. 9. It is clarified that anything said in this order is limited to the purpose of determination of this bail application and will in no way be construed as an expression on the merits of the case. The trial court shall be absolutely free to arrive at its independent conclusions on the basis of evidence led unaffected by anything said in this order. May 14, 2026 Madhurima BAIL No. 44013 of 2025 2 (Jitendra Kumar Sinha,J.) Digitally signed by :- MADHURIMA GARG High Court of Judicature at Allahabad