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2025 DAILYLAW 70141 (ALL)

TRIBHUVAN MAURYA AND 2 OTHERS v. STATE OF U.P.

NABAIL/5411/2025 · 2025-07-15

Vivek Varma

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:114709 Court No. - 69 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 5411 of 2025 Applicant :- Tribhuvan Maurya And 2 Others Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Mary Puncha (Sheeb Jose),Mohd. Kalim Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Vivek Varma,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicants and Sri V.P.Tripathi, learned AGA for the State and perused the material on record. 2. This application under Section 482 BNSS has been filed seeking anticipatory bail in Case Crime No. 309 pf 2024, under Sections 352, 351(3) BNS and Section 3,5(1) U.P. Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021, Police Station Kotwali, District Jaunpur. 3. Counsel for the applicants contends that the applicants have been falsely implicated in the present case. The applicants neither persuaded nor converted any individual to another faith. At this stage there is no credible evidence to link the applicants with the offence. Investigation has been completed. Charge sheet has been submitted. The applicant had co-operated in the investigation. The applicant has been summoned by the concerned court. No custodial interrogation is required. The applicant has no criminal antecedents. The applicants have apprehension of their arrest in the above mentioned case. In case, the applicants are granted anticipatory bail till conclusion of trial, they will not misuse the said liberty. 4. Learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail but could not satisfactorily dispute the aforesaid submissions from the record. 5. Having regard to the submissions made, considering the nature of accusations and antecedents of the applicants, at this stage, there is no substantive evidence to link the applicants, with the offence; charge sheet has been submitted, the applicants had co-operated in the investigation, no custodial interrogation is required, without commenting on merits of the case, I am of the opinion that the applicants are entitled to be enlarged on anticipatory bail. 6. In the event of arrest, the applicants Tribhuvan Maurya, Saroj Maurya and Savitri Maurya, involved in the aforesaid case crime be released on anticipatory bail during pendency of trial, on 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 applicants shall make themselves available on each date fixed in the matter by the court concerned; (ii) the applicants 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 from disclosing such facts to the Court; (iii) the applicants shall not leave India without the previous permission of the Court and if they have passport the same shall be deposited by them before the concerned court. 7. In default of any of the conditions, the court concerned is at liberty to pass appropriate orders for enforcing and compelling the same. 8. The application stands disposed of. Order Date :- 16.7.2025 Lbm/- Digitally signed by :- LAL BAHADUR MAURYA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- LAL BAHADUR MAURYA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad