HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 8911 of 2026 Court No. - 70 HON'BLE HARVIR SINGH, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record. 2. The instant application has been filed seeking release of the applicant on bail in Case Crime No. 18 of 2026, under Sections-109 (1), 115 (2), 352 and 3 (5) B. N. S., Police Station Jani, District Meerut, during pendency of the trial before the trial Court. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that the applicant has falsely been implicated in this case. He next submitted that the applicant was not named in the first information report. His name as an accused, in the present case, surfaced for the first time, during investigation. He has further submitted that the role of firing has been attributed to the named co-accused Satyam Saini and the role, which has been assigned to the applicant, is clearly distinguishable from that of the main accused Satyam Saini. He also submitted that the physical condition of the injured is normal and out of danger as on date. He has also stated that the co-accused Ayush, who has been assigned the similar role, has been enlarged on bail by this Court vide order dated 23.3.2026 passed in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 8793 of 2026, therefore, the applicant, who has no criminal antecedents and is in jail since 12.1.2026, is entitled to be enlarged on bail during pendency of the trial. 4. Per contra, learned AGA has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail and submitted that the injury sustained by the injured was grievous in nature, hence the applicant is not entitled to be enlarged on bail. However, he could not dispute the factual aspect that the co-accused, Ayush, who has been Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Abhisek Rai, Prabhakar Singh, Ravindra Nath Rai Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Jeetendra Kesharwani, Siddharth Niranjan Ankit .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) assigned the similar role, has been enlarged on bail by this Court. 5. Having considered the rival contentions of the parties, nature of offence, evidence, complicity of the accused, severity of punishment and all attending facts and circumstances of the case, and the fact that the role of applicant is similar to that of the co-accused Ayush, who has been enlarged on bail by this Court, but without expressing any opinion merits of the case, the applicant has made out a case for being enlarged on bail. The instant bail application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant, Ankit be released on bail in the aforesaid case on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions:- (i) The applicant shall appear before the trial court on the dates fixed, unless his personal presence is exempted. (ii) The applicant shall not directly or indirectly, make inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or any police officer or tamper with the evidence. (iii) The applicant shall not indulge in any criminal and anti-social activity. 7. In case of breach of any of the above condition, the prosecution will be at liberty to move an application before this Court for cancellation of the bail of the applicant. 8. Identity and residence proof of the applicant and sureties be verified by the Court concerned before the bonds are accepted. April 20, 2026 HR BAIL No. 8911 of 2026 2 (Harvir Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- HEMANT RANJAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad