HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 12181 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. 03 of 2026, under Sections 317(2), 317(5) B.N.S., and 3/25 Arms Act, Police Station- Rajawali, District- Firozabad during pendency of the trial. 3. Counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the present case. False recovery of country made pistol, two live cartridges and ornaments of yellow metal has been shown from the applicant. There is no independent witness to the alleged recovery. The recovered ornaments cannot be linked with any offence. Except the confession of the applicant 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 7 of the bail application. The applicant is in jail since 8.1.2026. 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. Except the confession of the applicant in police custody at this stage, there is no corroborative evidence against the applicant. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Dwijendra Prasad, Pramod Kumar Yadav Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Manvendra @ Monu .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Through Principal Secretary Home Gov. Of U.P. At Lucknow .....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 three 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- Manvendra @ Monu, 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; (iii) shall not pressurize the prosecution witnesses; (iv) shall appear on 1st Sunday of every month at the Police Station concerned. BAIL No. 12181 of 2026 2 11. BAIL No. 12181 of 2026 2 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. 12181 of 2026 3 (Vivek Varma,J.) Digitally signed by :- SIDDHARTH SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad