HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 35540 of 2026 Court No. - 69 HON'BLE AVNISH SAXENA, J. 1. Heard Sri C.B.Dubey, learned counsel for accused applicant and learned A.G.A. for State. 2. The present bail application has been moved by the applicant/ accused- Rahul Pal to enlarge him on bail in Case Crime No. 313 of 2026, under Sections 318(4), 115(2), 127(2), 308(5), 351(2) BNS, P.S.- Brahampuri, District- Meerut, during the pendency of trial. 3. It is the contention of learned counsel for applicant that the accused applicant has been falsely implicated in the FIR dated 01.08.2026 lodged by the informant Neeraj Pal with the allegation that three named and two anonymous persons had asked for ransom of Rs. 2 Lakhs from the informant by impersonating themselves as Police Officials. It is the contention of learned counsel that the informant and accused persons are friend and there was some transaction related dispute between them, which led to the lodging of the FIR. No money was credited in the account of accused/applicant, whereas co-accused Akash to whom the money was transferred has already been granted bail by the coordinate Bench of this Court in order dated 09.09.2026. The applicant has been arrested on the basis of tip off. Nothing incriminating has collected against the accused/applicant. The accused/applicant has no criminal history. The accused applicant is languishing in jail since 01.08.2026. The accused applicant is cooperating in the investigation, which is continuing. Hence, he seeks to be enlarged on bail. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Anil Kumar Dubey, Chandra Bhan Dubey Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Rahul Pal .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) 4. Learned A.G.A. for State and learned counsel for the informant have opposed the prayer for bail. 5. This Court has taken into consideration the rival submissions made by learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. 6. Considering that except the disclosure statement of accused/applicant, there is nothing incriminating on record, 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 6, 2026 Abhishek Sri. BAIL No. 35540 of 2026 2 (Avnish Saxena,J.) Digitally signed by :- ABHISHEK RANJAN SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad