HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 24116 of 2025 Court No. - 67 HON'BLE KRISHAN PAHAL, J. 1. List has been revised. Supplementary affidavit filed today is taken on record. 2. Heard Sri Amit Kumar Yadav, learned counsel for the applicant as well as 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. 113 of 2024, under Sections 123, 103(1), 351(2), 109 B.N.S., Police Station-Bhudkuda, District- Ghazipur, during the pendency of trial. 4. As per prosecution story, the applicant is stated to have administered poisonous substance to her three daughters on 29.08.2024 between 10:00 P.M. to 12:00 P.M. 5. Learned counsel for the applicant has argued that the applicant is absolutely innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. He has nothing to do with the said offence. The allegations are per se false. The applicant has a strong alibi as she was present with her paramour at Ravinder Tewari Hotel, Haliwant, Varanasi Cantt at 22:03:51 Hours in Varanasi which is about 60 Km away from the place of occurrence. It was not possible for the applicant to be present at two places simultaneously, as such, it is a clear cut case of false implication. There is no criminal antecedent of the applicant. The applicant is languishing in jail since 30.08.2024 and she is ready to cooperate with Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Amit Kumar Yadav, Bheshaj Puri Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Annu Devi .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) trial. In case, the applicant is released on bail, she will not misuse the liberty of bail. 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 BAIL No. 24116 of 2025 2 taking into consideration alibi of the applicant 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. 13. Let the applicant-Annu Devi, 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 pressurize/intimidate the prosecution witnesses. (iii) The applicant 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 applicant shall not in any way affect the learned trial Judge in forming his independent opinion based on the testimony of the witnesses. October 7, 2025 Karan BAIL No. 24116 of 2025 3 (Krishan Pahal,J.) Digitally signed by :- KARAN KUMAR RAO High Court of Judicature at Allahabad