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2025 DAILYLAW 95268 (ALL)

KRIPAL SINGH v. STATE OF U.P.

BAIL/31282/2025 · 2025-09-21

Krishan Pahal

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 31282 of 2025 Court No. - 67 HON'BLE KRISHAN PAHAL, J. 1. List has been revised. 2. Heard Sri Abhash Sharma, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Anit Kumar Shukla, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record. 3. Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No. 146 of 2025, under Section 8/20b(ii)C/29 of The Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Police Station- Kharkhauda, District Meerut, during the pendency of trial. 4. As per the allegations of the FIR, 96.920 kg of ganja is said to have been recovered from the possession of eight accused persons who were traveling in two cars. From the personal search of the applicant, contraband of 6.100 kg ganjs is said to have been recovered. 5. Learned counsel for the applicant has argued that the applicant is absolutely innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case with a view to cause unnecessary harassment and to victimize him. 6. The said contraband recovered from the applicant is below the commercial quantity. The police has arrested the applicant just to show good work. There is no report of the chemical analyst to corroborate that the alleged contraband is ganja or not. 7. The applicant is languishing in jail since 12.07.2025. In case, the applicant is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Abhas Sharma, Rajesh Kumar Sharma Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Kripal Singh .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) 8. There is no criminal history of the applicant. The applicant is languishing in jail since 12.07.2025 and he is ready to cooperate with trial. In case, the applicant is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail. 9. Learned A.G.A. has vehemently opposed the bail application. 10. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, the evidence on record and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the Court is of the view that the applicant has made out a case for bail. The bail application is allowed. 11. Let the applicant- Kripal Singh, 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. 12. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail. 13. 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 22, 2025 Sumit S BAIL No. 31282 of 2025 2 (Krishan Pahal,J.) Digitally signed by :- SUMIT SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad