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2025 DAILYLAW 73878 (ALL)

ARBAAZ SIDDGI ALIAS ARBAZ SIDDIQUI v. STATE OF U.P.

BAIL/25208/2025 · 2025-09-18

Krishan Pahal

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 25208 of 2025 Court No. - 67 HON'BLE KRISHAN PAHAL, J. 1. List has been revised. 2. Heard Sri Harishchandra Dubey, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Sunil Kumar, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material placed on record. 3. Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No.310 of 2025, under Sections 137(2), 351(2) B.N.S. and Section 3 and 5(!) of the U.P. Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021, Police Station-Jagdishpura, District-Agra, during the pendency of trial. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant has stated that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the present case. The allegations are per se false. There is nothing on record to suggest that applicant asked the victim to convert to Islam. There is no recovery of any video whatsoever. The FIR itself is delayed by about four days and there is no explanation to the said delay caused. There is no criminal history of the applicant. The applicant is languishing in jail since 27.05.2025 and he is ready to cooperate with trial. In case, the applicant is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail. 5. Learned A.G.A. has vehemently opposed the bail application. 6. 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 Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Harishchandra Dubey, Ram Mohan Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Arbaaz Siddgi Alias Arbaz Siddiqui .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) the applicant has made out a case for bail. The bail application is allowed. 7. Let the applicant- Arbaaz Siddgi Alias Arbaz Siddiqui, 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. 8. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail. 9. 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 19, 2025 Karan BAIL No. 25208 of 2025 2 (Krishan Pahal,J.) Digitally signed by :- KARAN KUMAR RAO High Court of Judicature at Allahabad