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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 26593 of 2025 Court No. - 66 HON'BLE ARUN KUMAR SINGH DESHWAL, J.
1. Heard Sri Ram Kumar, counsel for the applicant, Sri Ram Kumar Verma, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record.
2. The instant bail application has been filed with a prayer to release the applicant on bail during trial in Case Crime No. 202 of 2025, under Sections 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2), 351(3), 61(2), 111, 316(2) of BNS, Police Station Chhata, District Mathura.
3. Counsel for the applicant submitted that as per the prosecution story, one Vijendra imposing himself as Bhola Ram, S/o Ram Ji executed a sale-deed of the land of Bhola Ram in favour of the first informant and also obtained
consideration of Rs.1 crore 22 lacs including three cheques of Rs.8 lacs payable to Bhola Ram. After execution of the sale-deed, Vijendra and other accused persons approached the applicant and by misleading him opened the account in his name and after depositing the aforesaid three cheques withdrawn the same within two days. Counsel for the applicant submitted that the applicant was not aware about the fraud committed by Vijendra, Lakhan and Jogendra and the entire amount was withdrawn by the co- accused, which is clear from the material available in the case diary itself, therefore, the applicant has not committed any offence regarding execution of the sale-deed in question. It is further submitted that co-accused Jogendra @ Ramkishan has already been released on bail by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 23071 of 2025 vide order Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Alok Kumar Pandey, Kuvar Akhilesh Singh, Ram Kumar, Susheel Kumar Pandey Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Bholaram .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s)
dated 04.12.2025. Therefore, the applicant is also entitled to be released on bail on the ground of parity. It is further submitted that the applicant has no criminal history. It is further submitted that charge sheet has been filed in the present case, therefore, there is no requirement of custodial interrogation. The applicant is a law abiding citizen and he is languishing in jail since
28.03.2025. In case, he is granted bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail and would cooperate in the trial proceedings.
4. Per contra, learned A.G.A. has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail but could not dispute the aforesaid facts.
5. Considering the entire facts and circumstances of the case, submissions of
learned counsel for the parties and keeping in view the nature of offence, evidence, complicity of accused and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, I am of the opinion that the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on bail. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant- Bholaram involved in the aforementioned crime be released on bail, on his 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 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 or tamper with the evidence. ii. The applicant shall cooperate in the trial/investigation sincerely without seeking any adjournment. iii. The applicant shall not indulge in any criminal activity or commission of any crime after being released on bail. iv. The applicant shall attend in accordance with the conditions of the bond executed by him. 7. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail. BAIL No. 26593 of 2025 2
8. Identity, status and residence proof of the applicant and sureties be verified by the court concerned before the bonds are accepted. 9. It is made clear that the applicant shall be released on the basis of computer generated copy of this order, downloaded from the official website of High Court Allahabad and verified by the concerned counsel with the undertaking that the certified copy will be filed within 15 days. 10. It is further directed that the trial court shall send the release order to the concerned jail through Bail Order Management System (BOMS) to ensure early release of the applicant. 11. Office is directed to send a copy of this order to the applicant through concerned Jail Superintendent via e-mail or on e-prison portal and Trial Court via e-mode within 24 hours in compliance of the order of the Apex Court in the case of Policy Strategy for Grant of Bail, In Re: Suo Motu Writ Petition (Crl.) No.4 of 2021 decided on 31.01.2023 reported in (2024) 10 SCC 685 as well as Pila Pahan @ Peela Pahan and others Vs.
State of Jharkhand and another, in Writ Petition (Criminal) No. 169 of 2025, decided on 29.05.2026. October 7, 2026 CS/- BAIL No. 26593 of 2025 3 (Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal,J.) Digitally signed by :- CHANDAN SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad