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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:106527 Court No. - 69 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 5287 of 2025 Applicant :- Durgesh Mishra Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Deepak Kumar Tripathi Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Vivek Varma,J.
1. Supplementary affidavit filed by the counsel for the applicant, is taken on record. 2. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Neeraj Kumar Sharma, learned AGA for the State and perused the material on record. 3. This application under Section 482 BNSS has been filed seeking anticipatory bail in Case Crime No. 668 of 2024, under Sections 118(2), 151(3), 352 BNS, Police Station Gorakhnath, District Gorakhpur. 4. Counsel for the applicant contends that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the present case. As per the contents of the first information report, the applicant is stated to have bitten the ear of the informant. The incident is alleged to have occurred on
16.12.2024. The first information report was lodged on
17.12.2024. The injury was examined on 18.12.2024. In the opinion of the doctor the injury was caused by a hard and blunt object and the duration of injury is 3 to 4 days old. It is contended that the injury is not caused by any dangerous weapon and at this stage there is no credible evidence to link the applicant with the offence. Investigation has been completed. Charge sheet has been submitted. The applicant had co-operated in the investigation. No custodial interrogation is required. The applicant has no criminal antecedents. The applicant has apprehension of his arrest in the above mentioned case. In case, the applicant is granted anticipatory bail till conclusion of trial, he will not misuse the said liberty. 5. Learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail but could not satisfactorily dispute the aforesaid submissions from the record. 6.
Having regard to the submissions made by learned counsel for the applicant, considering the nature of accusations and antecedents of the applicant, in particular the fact, that the incident is alleged to have occurred on 16.12.2024; the first information report was lodged on 17.12.2024; as per the opinion of the doctor, the said injury was caused by hard and blunt object and is 3 to 4 days old; at this stage, there is no substantive evidence to link the applicant with the offence; charge sheet has been submitted, the applicant 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 applicant is entitled to be enlarged on anticipatory bail. 7. In the event of arrest, the applicant Durgesh Mishra, 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 applicant shall make himself available on each date fixed in the matter by the court concerned; (ii) 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 from disclosing such facts to the Court; (iii) the applicant shall not leave India without the previous permission of the Court and if he has passport the same shall be deposited by him before the concerned court.
8. In default of any of the conditions, the court concerned is at liberty to pass appropriate orders for enforcing and compelling the same.
9. The application stands disposed of.
Order Date :- 7.7.2025 Lbm/- Digitally signed by :- LAL BAHADUR MAURYA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad