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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 14364 of 2026 Court No. - 66 HON'BLE SAMEER JAIN, J.
1. Heard Sri Pranjal Chaudhari, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Shatrughan Yadav, learned AGA for the State-respondent. 2. The instant application has been filed seeking release of the applicant on bail in Case Crime No. 15 of 2026, under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 352, 333, 115(2), 190, 109(1) BNS, Police Station Mundali, District Meerut, during pendency of the trial in the court below. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that however as per allegation applicant alongwith six others including co-accused Mohammad Ashraf made assault due to which some persons from the side of the informant sustained injuries but entire allegations levelled against the applicant are totally false. 4. He further submitted that even co-accused Mohammad Ashraf and Bilal have been released on bail by coordinate Bench of this Court vide orders dated 13.04.2026 and 08.04.2026 passed in Criminal Misc. Bail Application Nos. 11430 of 2026 and 10116 of 2026, respectively and as far as allegations are concerned, case of applicant is exactly at par with them. 5. He further submitted that even injuries sustained by the alleged injured were simple in nature and from the side of the applicant also some persons sustained injuries and from the side of the applicant also a FIR was lodged. 6. He further submitted that however apart from the present case, applicant is having criminal history of six other cases but his entire criminal history has been explained in the instant bail application and three cases were of Section 110 Cr.P.C. and in the present matter, applicant is in jail since 06.04.2026. 7. Per contra, learned AGA opposed the prayer for bail but could not dispute the arguments on facts advanced by learned counsel for the applicant. 8. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record of the case. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Pranjal Chaudhari, Rishab Agrawal Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Aneesh .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s)
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Considering the arguments advanced by learned counsel for the applicant and the fact that two similarly placed co-accused Mohammad Ashraf and Bilal have already been released on bail and criminal history of the applicant has been explained in the instant bail application and he is in jail in the present matter since 06.04.2026, in my view, applicant is entitled to be released on bail. 10. Therefore, considering the facts and circumstances of the case, discussed above, in my view, applicant is entitled to be released on bail. 11. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the instant bail application is allowed. 12. Let the applicant-Aneesh, 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 the court concerned with the following conditions:- (i) The applicant shall appear before the trial court on the dates fixed, unless his personal presence is exempted. (ii) The applicant shall not directly or indirectly, make inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or any police officer or tamper with the evidence. (iii) The applicant shall not indulge in any criminal and anti-social activity. 13. In case of breach of any of the above condition, the prosecution will be at liberty to move an application before this Court for cancellation of the bail of the applicant. 14. It is clarified that the observations made herein are limited to the facts brought in by the parties pertaining to the disposal of bail application and the said observations shall have no bearing on the merits of the case during trial. May 6, 2026 Ankita BAIL No. 14364 of 2026 2 (Sameer Jain,J.) Digitally signed by :- ANKITA SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad