HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 35674 of 2026 Court No. - 68 HON'BLE KRISHAN PAHAL, J. 1. List has been revised. 2. Heard Sri Rajesh Kumar Gautam, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Arun Kumar Mishra, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material placed on record. 3. Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No.358 of 2026, under Sections 137(2), 87 BNS, Police Station- Kotwali, District Maharajganj, 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 victim has not whispered a single word against the applicant in her statement recorded U/s 183 BNSS, as such, it is a clear cut case of false implication. T he applicant has no criminal history and is in jail since 19.8.2026. 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 the submissions raised by the learned counsel for the applicant could not be disputed. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, the evidence on record, taking into consideration that victim has not allayed any allegation against the applicant in her statement recorded u/s 183 BNSS, and without expressing any opinion Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Anup Kumar Singh, Rajesh Kumar Gautam Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Ajay Maurya .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) 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- Ajay Maurya, be released on bail in the aforementioned case crime 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. October 7, 2026 Vikas Verma BAIL No. 35674 of 2026 2 (Krishan Pahal,J.) Digitally signed by :- VIKAS VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad