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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 7880 of 2025 Court No. - 72 HON'BLE JITENDRA KUMAR SINHA, J.
1. Heard Shri Mayank Yadav, learned counsel for the applicant, Shri Subham Yadav holding brief of Shri Amul Kumar Tyagi, learned counsel for the first informant and Shri B.P. Maurya, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record. 2. The present application has been moved seeking anticipatory bail in Case Crime no.122 of 2025, under Sections 61(2), 191(2), 191(3), 190, 109(1), 117(2), 324(4), 351(3) of B.N.S., Police Station Ganganagar, District Meerut, with the prayer that in the event of arrest, applicant may be released on bail. 3. It has been argued by the learned counsel for the applicant that applicant is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in this case. It is further submitted that the allegation of firing is on the other accused persons and the nature of gunshot injuries on the person of the injured is grievous in nature and the gunshot injuries are said to be on right thigh. It is further submitted that the applicant is having no criminal history. It was also submitted that applicant undertakes to co-operate during trial and he would appear as and when required by the investigating agency or Court. It has been stated that in case, applicant is granted anticipatory bail, he shall not misuse the liberty of bail and will co-operate with the investigation and would obey all conditions of bail. 4. On the other hand, learned counsel for the first informant has opposed the Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Mayank Yadav Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : Amul Kumar Tyagi, G.A., Santosh Kumar Shukla Menpal Singh .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s)
application for anticipatory bail and submitted that the main dispute of the first informant is against the applicant and it was the applicant, who called all the other accused persons, who assaulted the first informant with iron rod, lathies and also opened fire on him, which hit on his leg. 5. Learned AGA has also opposed the application for anticipatory bail. 6. As per first information report, the allegation of assault is on the other accused persons. The applicant is having no criminal history. 7.
It may be stated that in case of Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre v. State of Maharashtra, (2011) 1 SCC 694, it has been held by Hon'ble Supreme Court that while deciding anticipatory bail, Court must consider nature and gravity of accusation, antecedent of accused, possibility of accused to flee from justice and that Court must evaluate entire available material against the accused carefully and that the exact role of the accused has also to be taken into consideration. 8. In the instant case, considering the settled principle of law regarding anticipatory bail, submissions of the learned counsel for the parties, role of applicant and all attending facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on merits, a case for anticipatory bail is made out. 9. The anticipatory bail application is allowed. 109. In the event of arrest of the applicant- Menpal Singh involved in the aforesaid case crime shall be released on anticipatory bail on his furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 50,000/- with two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the Court concerned, with the following conditions :- (i) The applicant shall not tamper with evidence and that he would appear before the trial Court on the date fixed unless exempted by the Court concerned; (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 him/her/them from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer; (iii) The applicant would co-operate during trial and would not misuse the liberty of bail. NABAIL No. 7880 of 2025 2
(iv) The applicant shall not leave India without prior permission of the Court concerned. 11. In default of any of the conditions, the prosecution shall be at liberty to file appropriate application for cancellation of anticipatory bail granted to the applicant. October 8, 2025 RKM NABAIL No. 7880 of 2025 3 (Jitendra Kumar Sinha,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAJESH KUMAR MAURYA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad