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2026 DAILYLAW 14390 (ALL)

PRANJUL v. STATE OF U.P.

BAIL/35049/2026 · 2026-10-08

Avnish Saxena

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 35049 of 2026 Court No. - 69 HON'BLE AVNISH SAXENA, J. 1. Heard Mohd. Azam, learned counsel for accused applicant and learned A.G.A. for State. 2. The present bail application has been moved by the applicant/ accused- Pranjul to enlarge him on bail in Case Crime No. 36 of 2026, under Sections 310(4), 313 BNS, P.S.- Shivli, District- Kanpur Dehat, during the pendency of trial. 3. It is the contention of learned counsel for applicant that the police has lodged the FIR on 25.01.2026 against eight persons including the accused/applicant with the allegation that three persons who had formed a gang and were planning and making preparation to commit dacoity. It is the contention of learned counsel that there is recovery of Rs. 2701/- and a mobile from the accused/applicant. Except the said recovery there is no incriminating material recovered from the accused/applicant. Further submits that the arrest and recovery has been made in absence of independent witness. The other co-accused have already been granted bail by the coordinate Bench of this Court. The charge sheet is submitted. The accused/applicant has criminal history of four case, wherein he is on bail. The accused applicant is languishing in jail since 25.01.2026. He seeks to be enlarged on bail. 4. Learned A.G.A. for State and learned counsel for the informant have opposed the prayer for bail. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Mohd. Azam, Veer Bhadra Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Pranjul .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) 5. This Court has taken into consideration the rival submissions made by learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. 6. Considering the arrest and recovery has been made in absence of independent wintess, the accused/applicant is entitled to be released 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. October 9, 2026 Abhishek Sri. BAIL No. 35049 of 2026 2 (Avnish Saxena,J.) Digitally signed by :- ABHISHEK RANJAN SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad