HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 15401 of 2026 Court No. - 65 (Sr. No.62 out of 269) HON'BLE KRISHAN PAHAL, J. 1. List has been revised. 2. Heard Sri Prateek Srivastava, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Sunil Kumar, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material placed on record. 3. Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No.481 of 2025, under Sections 333, 64(1), 351(3) BNS, Police Station Chopan, District Sonbhadra, during the pendency of trial. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant has argued that the applicant is absolutely innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. The F.I.R. is delayed by about 8 months, and there is no explanation for the said delay. A matter of civil dispute has been converted into a criminal one by the informant. Even after the initiation of the incident, the husband of the victim had mortgaged a piece of land to the father of the applicant, which indicates it to be a case of false implication. The victim is a married lady and obviously is a major. The applicant has no criminal history and is in jail since 31.03.2026. He undertakes to cooperate with the trial and not misuse the liberty of bail. 5. Learned A.G.A. has vehemently opposed the bail application but could not dispute the submissions made by the counsel for the applicant. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions made by Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Prateek Srivastava Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Sonu Kumar Keshari .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) learned counsel for the parties, the evidence on record, taking into consideration the delay in the institution of the FIR and the fact that a matter of civil dispute has been converted into a criminal one by the informant, and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, prima-facie the Court is of the view that the applicant has made out a case for bail. The bail application is allowed. 7. Let the applicant- Sonu Kumar Keshari, be released on bail on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties to the satisfaction of the court concerned, subject to verification of sureties, with the conditions that he shall not tamper with evidence or intimidate witnesses and shall appear before the trial court as required. 8. Breach of any condition shall entail cancellation of bail. The observations herein shall not affect the trial on merits. May 14, 2026 (Ravi Kant) BAIL No. 15401 of 2026 2 (Krishan Pahal,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAVI KANT High Court of Judicature at Allahabad