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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 25666 of 2025 Court No. - 67 HON'BLE KRISHAN PAHAL, J.
1. List has been revised.
2. Heard Sri Devendra Singh, 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.322 of 2024, under Sections 123, 309(4) B.N.S. and Section 66D of I.T. Act, Police Station Sen Paschim Para, District Kanpur Nagar, during the pendency of trial.
4. Learned counsel for the applicant has argued that the applicant is not named in the FIR and has been falsely implicated in the present case. The FIR itself is delayed by about sixteen days and there is no explanation of the said delay caused. There is no test identification parade conducted as per Section 7 of Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam.
5. Learned counsel for the applicant has further argued that the criminal history assigned to the applicant stands explained except one case i.e. Case Crime No.166 of 2024, which is pending before this Court. The applicant is languishing in jail since 12.05.2025 and he is ready to cooperate with trial. In case, the applicant is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail.
6. Learned A.G.A. has vehemently opposed the bail application.
7. The Supreme Court in Prabhakar Tewari vs. State of U.P. And Another, Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Devendra Singh, Sanjay Srivastava Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Deepak .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s)
(2020) 11 SCC 648 has observed that pendency of several criminal cases against an accused itself cannot be a basis for refusal of bail, if otherwise his case for bail is made out.
8. 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 the applicant has made out a case for bail. The bail application is allowed.
9. Let the applicant- Deepak, 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.
10. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail.
11. 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 16, 2025 (Ravi Kant) BAIL No. 25666 of 2025 2 (Krishan Pahal,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAVI KANT High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- RAVI KANT High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- RAVI KANT High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- RAVI KANT High Court of Judicature at Allahabad