HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 31438 of 2025 Court No. - 67 HON'BLE KRISHAN PAHAL, J. 1. List has been revised. 2. Heard Sri Ajay Dubey, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Pranshu Kumar, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record. 3. Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No. 141 of 2025, under Sections 137(2), 87 of BNS, Police Station Utraon, District Prayagraj, during the pendency of trial. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant has argued that the applicant is absolutely innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. He has nothing to do with the said offence. 5. Learned counsel has next stated that the victim has categorically denied being having run away with the applicant in her statement recorded under section 183 BNSS. It is a clear cut case of false implication, as such the applicant is entitled for bail. 6. The criminal history of one case assigned to the applicant has been explained. The applicant is languishing in jail since 19.07.2025 and he is ready to cooperate with trial. In case, the applicant is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail. 7. Learned A.G.A. has vehemently opposed the bail application. 8. In the case of Prabhakar Tewari Vs. State of U.P. and another, Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Ajay Dubey Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Sonu Kumar .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) (2020) 11 SCC 648, the Supreme Court has observed that pendency of several criminal cases against an accused by itself cannot be a basis for refusal of bail. 9. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, the evidence on record and taking into consideration the statement of the victim recorded under section 183 BNSS, the Court is of the view that the applicant has made out a case for bail. The bail application is allowed. 10. Let the applicant- Sonu Kumar, 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 the 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. 11. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail. 12. 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 15, 2025 Sumit S BAIL No. 31438 of 2025 2 (Krishan Pahal,J.) Digitally signed by :- SUMIT SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad