HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 9259 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. 2. The present anticipatory bail application has been filed on behalf of the applicant in Case Crime No. 112 of 2018, under Sections 147, 148, 323/149, 325/149, 308/149, 504, 506, IPC, Police Station - Mahuli, District Sant Kabir Nagar, with a prayer to enlarge him on anticipatory bail, as the applicant apprehends his arrest in the aforesaid case. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant contends that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the present case. The applicant was not found involved in the offence during investigation. It is after the statement of the witnesses recorded in the Court that the applicant has been summoned in exercise of powers under Section 319 Cr.P.C. by the order dated 04.11.2024. The applicant undertakes to join the proceedings and assist in the expeditious disposal of the trial. It is further contended that similarly situated co-accused Ashthbhuja Rai and Bablu Rai @ Dharmendra Rai have been granted anticipatory bail by this Court in NABAIL Nos. 6138 of 2026 and 7953 of 2026 respectively. The applicant has criminal history of one other case, but he is not a previous convict. 4. The learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for grant of bail and has contended that the applicant has been avoiding the proceedings of the Court and the summoning order is of the year 2024 and till date he has not appeared before the Court. 5. I have considered the submissions made by the learned counsel for the Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Amit Kumar Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Alok Rai .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Opposite Party(s) parties. 6. The applicant, although named in the FIR, was exonerated during investigation. There is no allegation against the applicant of tampering with the evidence or intimidating witnesses. The applicant has undertaken to cooperate in the expeditious disposal of the trial. Similarly situated co- accused Ashthbhuja Rai and Bablu Rai @ Dharmendra Rai have been granted anticipatory bail by this Court. 7. Taking into consideration the entire facts and circumstances of the case, as discussed above, I deem it appropriate to enlarge the applicant on anticipatory bail. 8. The anticipatory bail application of the applicant is allowed. 9. The applicant - Alok Rai shall appear before the trial Court within four weeks from today and shall be released on bail on filing his personal bond and two sureties in the like amount 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. 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 28, 2026 Junaid NABAIL No. 9259 of 2026 2 (Rajiv Lochan Shukla,J.) Digitally signed by :- JUNAID AHMAD High Court of Judicature at Allahabad