HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 9769 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. 377 of 2025, under Sections 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2) and 61(2) of BNS and Section 6(1)(a) and 12(1) of The Passports Act, 1967, Police Station- Parikshitgarh, District Meerut, with a prayer to enlarge him on anticipatory bail as the applicant apprehends his arrest in the abovementioned case. 3. The Learned counsel for the applicant has contended that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the present case. The FIR was lodged against the applicant co-accused Wahab Pradhan, who has been granted regular bail by Additional Sessions Judge, Court No. 12, Meerut. The name of the applicant has surfaced in the confessional statement of the co- accused Wahab Pradhan. The applicant is not the beneficiary of the alleged forged passport. Applicant has no criminal antecedents. 4. The Learned AGA has opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail, but does not dispute the fact that the applicant has no criminal antecedents. 5. I have considered the submissions made by the Learned counsels for the parties. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Akash Tomar Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Aadil Chaudhary .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) 6. The applicant is not named in the FIR. His name surfaced in the confessional statement of the co-accused Wahab Pradhan. The co-accused Wahab Pradhan has been granted regular bail by Additional Sessions Judge, Court No. 12, Meerut. The anticipatory bail application of the co- accused Wahab Pradhan was withdrawn before this Court and was not dismissed on merits. The case of applicant stands on a separate footing. The applicant is not stated to be a beneficiary of the passport in question, which was issued in the name of Wahab Pradhan. 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. In the event of the arrest of the applicant- Aadil Chaudhary, he shall be released forthwith in the aforesaid case crime on anticipatory bail on furnishing a personal bond and surety in the like amount to the satisfaction of the Station House Officer of the police station/Court concerned with the following conditions:- i. the applicant shall make himself available for interrogation by a police officer as and when required; ii. that 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. that the applicant shall not leave India without the previous permission of the Court; iv. that 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. 11. It is made clear that observations made hereinabove are exclusively NABAIL No. 9769 of 2026 2 for deciding the instant anticipatory bail application and are not to be considered to be an opinion on the merits of the case. September 28, 2026 Junaid NABAIL No. 9769 of 2026 3 (Rajiv Lochan Shukla,J.) Digitally signed by :- JUNAID AHMAD High Court of Judicature at Allahabad