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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 33803 of 2026 Court No. - 69 HON'BLE AVNISH SAXENA, J.
1. Supplementary affidavit has been filed explaining criminal history, the same is taken on record. 1A. Heard Sri Araf Khan, learned counsel for accused applicant and learned A.G.A. for the State. 2. The present bail application has been moved by the applicant accused- Vipin @ Pille to enlarge him on bail in Case Crime No. 344 of 2025, under Sections 109(1), 3(5) of BNS, P.S.- Jait, District- Mathura during the pendency of trial. 3. It is the contention of learned counsel for accused applicant that the accused applicant has been implicated in FIR dated 18.7.2025 lodged by Satish Chandra father of injured Pradeep, who suffered one gunshot injury on his right side of the chest. It is further contended that the accused applicant had been arrested by the police in a police encounter case, which is only criminal history against the accused applicant subsequent to the incident, wherein, the bail is applied. It is further contended that the co-accused Sohel Yadav has been assigned the main role of hitting the injured by gunshot as Sohel's sister and the injured were having illicit relations, which was the point of dispute between the co-accused and the injured. In the statement of the injured, the role attributed on the accused applicant is of catching hold. After submission of the charge sheet, the trial has proceeded and two witnesses of fact have already been examined including the injured. The applicant is languishing Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Araf Khan, Lihazur Rahman Khan Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Vipin @ Pille .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s)
in jail since 21.7.2025. There is no point of influencing the witnesses. The accused applicant has to take his defence for which, he seeks to be released on bail. 4. Learned A.G.A. has opposed the bail application. 5. This Court has taken into consideration the rival submissions made by learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. 6. Considering the role attributed on the accused applicant and it is a single gunshot injury case wherein, the main role is attributed on the co- accused, the accused applicant is entitled to be enlarged on bail. 7. Hence, without touching merit of the case, the bail application is allowed. 8.
The accused/applicant 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 court concerned in view of observation made by the Supreme Court in its dictums of Girish Gandhi Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh [(2024) 10 SCC 674] and Policy Strategy for grant of bail in re [(2024)10SCC 685]. 9. The accused-applicant shall cooperate in judicial process for fair and speedy disposal. September 30, 2026 Krishna* BAIL No. 33803 of 2026 2 (Avnish Saxena,J.) Digitally signed by :- KRISHNA KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad