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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 32812 of 2025 Court No. - 67 HON'BLE KRISHAN PAHAL, J.
1. List has been revised.
2. Heard Sri Praveen Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the applicant as well as Sri Yogesh Mishra, learned State Law Officer for the State and perused the material placed on record.
3. Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No. 19 of 2025, under Sections 317(2), 318(4), 336(3), 338, 340(2), 61(2) B.N.S. and 66D IT Act, Police Station- Cyber Crime, District- Varanasi, 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. The applicant is not named in the FIR and he has nothing to do with the said offence. The only allegation against the applicant is of accompanying the co- accused person, holding the three mobile numbers mentioned in the FIR.
5. It is further argued by learned counsel for the applicant that there is no transfer of a single penny to the account of the applicant. There is no criminal antecedent of the applicant. The applicant is languishing in jail since 22.6.2025 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. Per contra, learned State Law Officer has vehemently opposed the bail application.
7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions made by Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Anurag Vajpeyi, Praveen Kumar Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Sanjeet Singh .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s)
learned counsel for the parties, the evidence on record, taking into
consideration the fact that applicant is not named in the FIR and there being no transfer of a single penny to the account of the applicant, 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.
8. Let the applicant- Sanjeet 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 evidence during trial. (ii) The applicant shall not pressurize/intimidate the prosecution witnesses. (iii) The applicant shall appear before the trial court on the date fixed.
9. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail.
10. 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 23, 2025 Vikas Verma BAIL No. 32812 of 2025 2 (Krishan Pahal,J.) Digitally signed by :- VIKAS VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- VIKAS VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad