HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 12203 of 2026 Court No. - 64 HON'BLE VIVEK VARMA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, Sri V.P. Tripathi, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record. 2 . The present bail application has been filed with a prayer to enlarge the applicant on bail in Case Crime No. 109 of 2025, under Section 109 B.N.S., and 3/25/27 Arms Act, Police Station- Babina, District- Jhansi during pendency of the trial. 3. Counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the present case. It is a case of firing on the police party. No police personnel received any injury. In fact the applicant received injury on his right leg. False recovery of a country made pistol, two live cartridges and Rs. 2000/- has been shown from the applicant. There is no independent witness to the alleged recovery. Except the confession of the applicant while in police custody. At this stage, there is no corroborative evidence against the applicant. The criminal history of the applicant has been explained in para 18 of the bail application. The applicant is in jail since 8.5.2025. In case he is enlarged on bail, he will not misuse the said liberty. 4. Learned A.G.A. for the State has opposed the prayer for bail. He submits that the applicant has criminal antecedents. 5. After hearing the rival contentions, this Court prima facie finds that there is no independent witness to the alleged recovery. At this stage, there is no corroborative evidence to link the applicant with offence. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Hare Krishna Tripathi Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Ashik Rajpoot .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) 6. In so far as criminal antecedents of the applicant is concerned, it is not the case of the State that applicant might tamper with or otherwise adversely influence the investigation, or that he might intimidate witnesses before or during the trial. The State has also not placed any material that applicant in past attempted to evade the process of law. In the opinion of this Court if the accused is otherwise found to be entitled to bail, he cannot be denied bail only on the ground of criminal history, no exceptional circumstances on the basis of criminal antecedents have been shown to deny bail to accused, hence, the Court does not feel it proper to deny bail to the applicant just on the ground that he had criminal antecedent. 7. In Ash Mohammad Vs. Shiv Raj Singh, (2012) 9 SCC 446, the Apex Court in para 30 has observed:- "We may hasten to add that when we state that the accused is a history- sheeter we may not be understood to have said that a history-sheeter is never entitled to bail. But, it is a significant factor to be taken note of regard being had to the nature of crime in respect of which he has been booked." 8. In the case of Prabhakar Tewari Vs. State of U.P. and another, 2020 (11) SCC 648, the Hon'ble Supreme Court has observed that pendency of several criminal cases against an accused may itself cannot be a basis for refusal of bail. 9. Further, the applicant has remained confined for more than eleven months, there is no hope of early conclusion of trial and without commenting on the merits of the case, I am of the opinion that the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on bail. 10. Let the applicant- Ashik Rajpoot, involved in the aforesaid case be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond and two heavy sureties (in view of criminal history) each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned subject to conditions that he: (i) shall appear on the date fixed by the trial court; (ii) shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence; BAIL No. 12203 of 2026 2 (iii) shall not pressurize the prosecution witnesses; and (iv) shall appear on 1st Sunday of every month at the Police Station concerned. 11. 11. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, the prosecution shall be at liberty to move bail cancellation application before this Court. April 20, 2026 S.S. BAIL No. 12203 of 2026 3 (Vivek Varma,J.) Digitally signed by :- SIDDHARTH SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad