HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 10215 of 2026 Court No. - 71 HON'BLE RAJIV LOCHAN SHUKLA, J. 1. Heard Learned counsel for the applicant and Learned A.G.A. for the State as well as perused the record. 2. The present anticipatory bail application has been filed on behalf of the applicant in Case Crime No.48 of 2023, under Section 3/7 Essential Commodities Act and Section 420 I.P.C., Police Station Kakod, District Bulandshahar, with a prayer to enlarge him on anticipatory bail as the applicant apprehends his arrest in the abovementioned case. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant was arrested by the police on the spot while allegedly driving a DCM vehicle carrying four hundred bags of rice which was to be distributed to eligible ration card holders as the same belongs to the public distribution system. Learned counsel has stated that the applicant was released by the police as the offences in question were not punishable with punishment of more than seven years. Learned counsel has further submitted that co-accused Aslam @ Noor Islam has been granted anticipatory bail by this Court in ABAIL No.8028 of 2023 and Sanjay Singh has been granted anticipatory bail by this Court in NABAIL No. 6452 of 2026. Learned counsel has submitted that a charge sheet has been filed and the applicant is no longer required for any custodial interrogation or recoveries. 4. Learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for bail and has contended that the offences in question in the event of a conviction do not entail Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Hemant Sharma Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Patiram .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Opposite Party(s) imprisonment of more than seven years. The applicant has no apprehension of arrest. He may appear before the concerned court and may apply for regular bail. 5. I have considered the submissions made by the Learned counsels for the parties. 6. Similarly situated co-accused Aslam @ Noor Islam and Sanjay Singh have been granted anticipatory bail by this Court. The applicant although was arrested on the spot but was released by the police. There is no allegation of the applicant not cooperating with the investigation. The applicant has no criminal antecedents. 7. Taking into account the facts and circumstances of the case, I deem it appropriate to enlarge applicant on anticipatory bail. 8. In view of the above, the anticipatory bail application of the applicant is allowed. 9. The applicant - Patiram shall appear before the trial Court within four weeks from today and shall be released on bail on filing his personal bond and surety to the satisfaction of the Court concerned with the following conditions:- i. The applicant shall remain present before the trial Court on each date fixed unless exempted by the trial Court; 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 from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer; iii. The applicant shall not leave India without the previous permission of the Court; iv. The applicant shall not pressurize/intimidate the prosecution witness; 10. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, the Court concerned shall be at liberty to cancel the bail. NABAIL No. 10215 of 2026 2 11. It is made clear that observations made hereinabove are exclusively for deciding the instant anticipatory bail application and are not to be considered to be an opinion on the merits of the case. September 30, 2026 A. Pandey NABAIL No. 10215 of 2026 3 (Rajiv Lochan Shukla,J.) Digitally signed by :- ANAND PANDEY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad