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2025 DAILYLAW 71872 (ALL)

HARSH JAIN v. STATE OF U.P.

BAIL/23539/2025 · 2025-07-15

Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:115147 Court No. - 68 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 23539 of 2025 Applicant :- Harsh Jain Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Shashank Shekhar,Sheo Ram Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal,J. 1. Heard Sri Shashank Shekhar, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Raj Bahadur Verma, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record. 2. The instant bail application has been filed with a prayer to release the applicant on bail in Case Crime No. 70 of 2025, under Sections- 191(2), 115(2), 351(2), 352, 110 B.N.S., Police Station- Chhatta, District- Agra, during the pendency of the trial. 3. Contention of learned counsel for the applicant is that the applicant is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in the instant case. As per first information report as well as in the statement of the victim only general allegations have been levelled against all the accused persons including the applicant and no specific role has been assigned to the present applicant. It has been further submitted that all the offence are punishable upto 7 years. He further submitted that the applicant has criminal history of four cases which have been explained in paragraph no.3 of the supplementary affidavit. The applicant is a law abiding citizen and he is languishing in jail since 03.06.2025. In case, he is granted bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail and would cooperate in the trial proceedings. 4. On the other hand, learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for bail. 5. Thus, considering the entire facts and circumstances of the case as well as law laid down by the Apex Court regarding offences punishable upto 7 years in Satender Kumar Antil Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and Another reported in (2021) 10 SCC 773 and Siddharth vs State of U.P. and another; (2022) 1 SCC 676 and keeping in view the nature of offence, evidence, complicity of accused and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, I am of the opinion that the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on bail. 6. Let the applicant- Harsh Jain involved in the aforementioned 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, 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 cooperate in the trial/investigation sincerely without seeking any adjournment. iii. The applicant shall not indulge in any criminal activity or commission of any crime after being released on bail. iv. The applicant shall attend in accordance with the conditions of the bond executed by him. 7. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail. 8. Identity, status and residence proof of the applicant and sureties be verified by the court concerned before the bonds are accepted. Order Date :- 16.7.2025 sailesh Digitally signed by :- SAILESH PRAJAPATI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad