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2025 DAILYLAW 67277 (ALL)

VIVEK BABU v. STATE OF U.P.

BAIL/21159/2025 · 2025-09-11

Krishan Pahal

Transfer Petitionbody2025

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 21159 of 2025 Court No. - 67 HON'BLE KRISHAN PAHAL, J. 1. List has been revised. 2. Heard Sri Sunil Kumar Tiwari, Advocate holding brief of Sri Anvir Singh, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Arun Kumar Mishra, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material placed on record. 3. Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No.16 of 2025, under Section 109(1) B.N.S. and Section 27(1)/30 Arms Act, Police Station Jaitpur, District Agra, during the pendency of trial. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant has argued that the applicant is absolutely innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. The FIR is delayed by more than one day and there is no explanation of the said delay caused. A case of accidental injury has been converted to that of attempt to commit murder by the informant as an afterthought. The injury is not on the vital part of the body. The bullet is stated to have ricocheted off a wall. 5. Learned counsel for the applicant has further argued that the applicant holds a licence of rifle .315 bore. There is no criminal history of the applicant. The applicant is languishing in jail since 16.02.2025 and he is ready to cooperate with trial. In case, the applicant is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail. 6. Learned A.G.A. has vehemently opposed the bail application. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Anvir Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Vivek Babu .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) 7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, the evidence on record, taking into consideration the delay in institution of FIR and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, prima-facie the Court is of the view that the applicant has made out a case for bail. The bail application is allowed. 8. Let the applicant- Vivek Babu, who is involved in aforementioned case crime be released on bail on his 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 applicant shall not tamper with evidence during trial. (ii) The applicant shall not pressurise/intimidate with the prosecution witnesses. (iii) The applicant shall appear before the trial court on the date fixed. 9. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail. 10. It is made clear that observations made in granting bail to the applicant shall not in any way affect the learned trial Judge in forming his independent opinion based on the testimony of the witnesses. September 12, 2025 (Ravi Kant) BAIL No. 21159 of 2025 2 (Krishan Pahal,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAVI KANT High Court of Judicature at Allahabad