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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 31714 of 2025 Court No. - 67 HON'BLE KRISHAN PAHAL, J.
1. List has been revised.
2. Heard Sri Mirza Faheem Beg, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Anit Kumar Shukla, learned A.G.A. for the State and also perused the material placed on record.
3. Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No. 266 of 2025, under Sections 191(2), 131, 109(1) of BNS, Police Station - Jasrana, District - Firozabad, during the pendency of trial.
4. As per prosecution story, the applicant along with co-accused persons is stated to have caused injuries to three persons on 10.08.2025 at about 05:30 PM.
5. Learned counsel for the applicant has argued that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. He has nothing to do with the said offence as alleged in the FIR. The FIR is delayed by about nine hours and there is no explanation of the said delay caused.
6. Learned counsel has also stated that there is a cross-version to the instant case as FIR No. 265 of 2025 was instituted prior to the instant FIR and four persons have sustained injuries from the applicant's side also, as such, it cannot be ascertained as to which party was the aggressor one. The applicant himself has sustained injury in the said case and injuries sustained by the applicant has not been explained by the prosecution.
7. Learned counsel has next contended that the applicant is languishing in jail since 11.08.2025, having no criminal history to his credit. In case, the applicant is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail and shall Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Mirza Faheem Beg Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Hridesh Kumar Alias Pappu .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s)
cooperate with trial.
8. Per contra, learned AGA has vehemently opposed the bail application but unable to dispute the submissions raised by the learned counsel for the applicant and also the fact that the applicant has no criminal history.
9. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions made by
learned counsel for the parties, nature of offence, severity of punishment and also considering the delay in lodging the FIR and there being a cross-version to the instant FIR, prima facie I find it a fit case to release the applicant on bail. The bail application is allowed.
10. Let the applicant- Hridesh Kumar Alias Pappu, 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 will not tamper with the evidence during trial. ii) The applicant will not pressurise/intimidate with the prosecution witnesses. iii) The applicant will 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 23, 2025 Siddhant BAIL No. 31714 of 2025 2 (Krishan Pahal,J.) Digitally signed by :- SIDDHANT SAHU High Court of Judicature at Allahabad