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2026 DAILYLAW 10849 (ALL)

ANNI BEGUM v. STATE OF U.P.

BAIL/35060/2026 · 2026-09-30

Jai Prakash Tiwari

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 35060 of 2026 Court No. - 70 HON'BLE JAI PRAKASH TIWARI, J. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA for the State and perused the record. The instant application has been filed seeking release of the applicant on bail in Case Crime No. 803 of 2025, under Sections 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2) BNS, Police Station Aonla, District Bareilly, during the pendency of trial. It is argued by the learned counsel for the applicant that applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. As per allegation against the applicant, he is confined to having allegedly obtained pensionary benefits amounting to Rs. 24,000/-, which amount has already been recovered by the Government. Thus, monetary loss, if any, has already been full recovered and no further recovery remained to be made from the applicant. Co-accused of the applicant namely Swaleen and Sanno Bi have already enlarged on bail by this Court vide orders dated 1.9.2026 and 14.9.2026 passed in Criminal Misc. Bail Application Nos. 29506 of 2026 and 32445 of 2026. It is submitted that applicant has no previous criminal history except the present case. Applicant is in jail since 03.07.2026 and in case he is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail. Per contra, learned AGA, however, opposed the prayer for bail. Keeping in view the nature of the offence, evidence, complicity of the Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Aman Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Anni Begum .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) accused, severity of the punishment, and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, this Court is of the view that the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on bail during the pendency of the trial. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the instant bail application is allowed. Let the applicant-Anni Begum 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. 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. It is clarified that the observations made herein are limited to the facts brought in by the parties pertaining to the disposal of bail application and the said observations shall have no bearing on the merits of the case during trial. October 1, 2026 Brijesh BAIL No. 35060 of 2026 2 (Jai Prakash Tiwari,J.) Digitally signed by :- BRIJESH KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad