HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 2497 of 2026 Court No. - 66 HON'BLE SAMEER JAIN, J. 1. Heard Sri Ramdeo Mani Tripathi, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri R.N. Srivastava, learned A.G.A. for the State-respondent. 2. The present anticipatory bail application has been filed on behalf of the applicant in Case Crime No. 0041 of 2026, under Sections 140(1), 127(2), 351(3), 352 BNS and Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, Police Station Kaptanganj, District Azamgarh, with a prayer to enlarge them on anticipatory bail during trial. 3. Learned counsel for the applicants submitted that however, as per allegation, applicant cheated the informant but he is a bona-fide purchaser and considering this facts of the case coordinate Bench of this Court was pleased to enlarge the applicant on interim anticipatory bail on 17.03.2026 and he never misused the liberty granted to him. 4. He next submits that the investigation of the case is still pending and applicant is having apprehension of his arrest. 5. He next submits that apart from the present case, applicant is having criminal history of two other cases but in one case, after investigation final report has been submitted and in another case, applicant is on bail. 6. He further submitted that as after considering entire facts in detail Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Pravesh Kumar, Rajeev Kumar Yadav, Ramdeo Mani Tripathi Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Jai Prakash Yadav .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Opposite Party(s) co-ordinate Bench of this Court enlarged the applicant on interim anticipatory bail and therefore, interim anticipatory bail granted to the applicant may be confirmed and applicant may be permitted to remain on anticipatory bail till trial. 7. Per contra, learned AGA opposed the prayer but could not dispute the other arguments on fact advanced by learned counsel for the applicant. 8. I have heard learned counsel for the applicant and perused the record of the case. 9. Considering the nature of allegation levelled against the applicant and the facts that criminal history of the applicant has been explained interim anticipatory bail granted to applicant vide order dated 17.03.2026 is hereby confirmed. Applicant shall remain on anticipatory bail till conclusion of trial on the same conditions as imposed by co-ordinate Bench of this Court while enlarging him on interim anticipatory bail. 10. Accordingly, the instant anticipatory bail application stands allowed. 11. It is made clear that observations made in granting anticipatory bail to the applicant shall not in any way affect the learned trial Judge in forming his independent opinion based on the testimony of the witnesses. May 12, 2026 Mini NABAIL No. 2497 of 2026 2 (Sameer Jain,J.) Digitally signed by :- MINI KANAUJIYA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad