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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 34776 of 2025 Court No. - 69 HON'BLE ARUN KUMAR SINGH DESHWAL, J.
1. Supplementary affidavit filed today is taken on record. 2. Heard Sri Pradeep Kumar Yadav, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Pankaj Saxena, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record. 3. Instant bail application has been filed with a prayer to release the applicant on bail during the trial in Case Crime No.40 of 2025, under Sections 3(5), 191(2), 191(3), 115(2), 118(1), 109(1) B.N.S., Police Station- Kotwali, District Agra. 4. Contention of learned counsel for the applicant is that though in the FIR, allegations have been made against all the accused persons including the applicant for beating and causing knife injury to the injured Azhar but injured Azhar in his statement recorded under Section 180 BNSS, has improved the prosecution story and assigned the role of causing knife injury to the present applicant and Jeesan but there was no recovery of knife from the applicant. It was recovered from the Jeesan. It is further submitted that charge sheet has been filed by the police, therefore, there is no requirement for custodial interrogation. The applicant has no criminal history and he is languishing in jail since 20.06.2025. In case, he is granted bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail and would cooperate in the trial proceedings. 5. On the other hand, learned A.G.A. for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for bail and submitted that specific role for Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Pradeep Kumar Yadav Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Abdul Haq Ansari Alias Bachchu .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s)
causing knife injury in the abdomen of injured has been assigned to the applicant, therefore, he is not entitled to be released on bail. 6. Thus, considering the entire facts and circumstances of the case, submissions of learned counsel for the parties and taking into the account specific role has been assigned to the applicant for causing knife injury. Therefore, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the applicant. Accordingly, the present bail application is rejected. 7. However, considering the fact that charge sheet has already been filed, therefore, the court below is expected to conclude the trial as expeditiously as possible. October 9, 2025 A.Kr.
BAIL No. 34776 of 2025 2 (Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal,J.) Digitally signed by :- AJAY KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad