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2026 DAILYLAW 14261 (ALL)

SACHIN PATEL v. STATE OF U.P.

BAIL/34604/2026 · 2026-10-05

Vivek Varma

Criminal Appealbody2026

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 34604 of 2026 Court No. - 64 HON'BLE VIVEK VARMA, J. 1. Sri Shubhash Chandra Vishwakarma, Advocate had filed Vakalatnama on behalf of the informant. The same is taken on record. 2. Heard counsel for the applicant, counsel for the informant and learned A.G.A. for the State-opposite party. Perused the material available on record. 3. The present bail application has been filed with the prayer to enlarge the applicant on bail in Case Crime No. 296 of 2026, under Section 108 B.N.S., Police Station- Meja, District- Prayagraj, during the pendency of the trial. 4. Counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the present case. As per the postmortem report, cause of death is asphyxia due to antemortem hanging. Further, as per the allegations in the first information report, the statements of the witnesses, namely, Shivbabu Patel, Hinchhlal Patel, Shyambabu Patel, Ram Mani Patel, Surya Mani Patel and the material collected during the course of investigation, the essential ingredients to constitute the offence under Section 108 B.N.S. are not made out. Mere allegations that the applicant compelled the deceased to marry him, extended threats or subjected her to harassment, in the absence of any positive act of instigation or intentional aid on the part of the applicant would not, by themselves, constitute the offence of abetment to suicide. In support of his submission, counsel for the applicant has placed reliance on the judgement of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the cases of Nipun Aneja and others vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (Criminal Appeal No.654 of 2017) decided on 03.10.2024 and Abhinav Mohan Delkar vs. The State of Versus Counsel for Applicant(s)Vandana : Arvind Kumar, Mahendra Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Sachin Patel .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) Maharashtra and others (Criminal Appeal Nos. 2177-2185 of 2024) decided on 18.08.2025. The applicant is in jail since 10.06.2026 having no criminal antecedents and in case, he is enlarged on bail, he will not misuse the said liberty. 5. Learned A.G.A. for the State and counsel for the informant have opposed the prayer for bail but could not satisfactorily dispute the aforesaid submissions from the record. 6. Having heard counsel for the parties and having perused the record this Court prima facie finds that as per the allegations in the first information report, the statements of the witnesses, namely, Shivbabu Patel, Hinchhlal Patel, Shyambabu Patel, Ram Mani Patel, Surya Mani Patel and the material collected during the course of investigation, the essential ingredients to constitute the offence under Section 108 B.N.S. are not made out. There is no direct act attributable to the applicant that could be construed as instigation, conspiracy or intentional aid to the commission of suicide. Moreover, the applicant has no criminal antecedents and has remained confined for about four months and there is no hope of early conclusion of trial, more so when no reasonable apprehension has been brought to the fore by the State that the applicant, if enlarged on bail, would either tamper with the evidence or delay the trial or intimidate the witness, without commenting on merits of the case, I am of the opinion that the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on bail. 7. Let the applicant Sachin Patel, involved in the aforesaid case crime be released on bail on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned subject to the conditions that he: (i) shall appear on the date fixed by the trial court; (ii) shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence; (iii) shall not pressurize the prosecution witnesses. 8. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, the prosecution shall be at liberty to move bail cancellation application before this Court. . October 6, 2026 Vandana BAIL No. 34604 of 2026 2 (Vivek Varma,J.) Digitally signed by :- VANDANA GAUTAM High Court of Judicature at Allahabad