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2025 DAILYLAW 91450 (ALL)

MUNIJAR PATHAK ALIAS UMAPATI PATHAK v. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

NABAIL/7421/2025 · 2025-09-16

Vivek Varma

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 7421 of 2025 Court No. - 69 HON'BLE VIVEK VARMA, J. 1. Heard counsel for the applicant, Sri V.P. Tripathi, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material placed on record. 2. The instant application has been filed with the prayer to grant anticipatory bail to the applicant in Case Crime No. 151 of 2025 under Sections 191(2), 190, 115(2), 351(2), 352, 109(1), 117(2) of B.N.S., Police Station Walterganj, District Basti. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the present case. As per the first information report, the applicant along with nine named accused is alleged to have assaulted five persons namely Ratnesh, Badrinath, Ankit, Ankur and Radhika. As per the medical reports as well as supplementary medical reports of Ratnesh, Badrinath, Ankit and Radhika, the injuries received by them were simple in nature. As per the supplementary medical report of Ankur, he received fracture of left shaft of ulna bone. It is contended that the nature of injuries to the five injured shows that there was no intent to murder. A vague role has been assigned to the applicant. At this stage, there is no credible evidence to link the applicant with the offence. The applicant has no criminal antecedents. The investigation is still pending. It is next submitted that the applicant has apprehension of his arrest and in case, the applicant is granted anticipatory bail, he will not misuse the said liberty. 4. Learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail but could not Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Chandan Kumar Chaturvedi Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Munijar Pathak Alias Umapati Pathak .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Opposite Party(s) satisfactorily dispute the aforesaid submissions from the record. 5. Counsel for the applicant further submits that the application for grant of anticipatory bail be confined only till the submission of police report. 6. Having regard to the submissions made by counsel for the applicant, considering the nature of accusations, antecedents of the applicant and the fact that the nature of injuries sustained by the injured persons shows that there was no intent to murder, a vague role has been assigned to the applicant, at this stage, there is no substantive evidence against the applicant, without commenting on merits of the case, I am of the opinion that the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on anticipatory bail till the submission of police report. 7. In the event of arrest, the applicant- Munijar Pathak Alias Umapati Pathak be released on anticipatory bail in the aforesaid case crime till the submission of police report, if any, under Section 193 (3) B.N.S.S., on furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 50,000/- with two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the Station House Officer of the police station concerned with the following conditions:- (i) The applicant shall make himself available for interrogation by a police officer as and when required; (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 or to any police officer; (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 S.S.P./S.P. concerned. 8. In default of any of the conditions, the Investigating Officer is at liberty to file appropriate application for cancellation of anticipatory bail granted to the applicant. 9. The Investigating Officer is directed to conclude the investigation of the present case in accordance with law expeditiously preferably within a period of three months from the date of production of a copy of this order NABAIL No. 7421 of 2025 2 independently without being prejudiced by any observation made by this Court while considering and deciding the present anticipatory bail application of the applicant. 10. The applicant is directed to produce a copy of this order before the S.S.P./S.P. concerned within ten days from today, who shall ensure the compliance of present order. 11. The application stands disposed of. September 17, 2025 Sachin Mishra NABAIL No. 7421 of 2025 3 (Vivek Varma,J.) Digitally signed by :- SACHIN MISHRA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad