HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 14268 of 2026 Court No. - 66 HON'BLE SAMEER JAIN, J. 1. Heard Sri Kailash Nath, learned Advocate holding brief of Sri Manoj Yadav, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Imran Khan, learned AGA for the State. 2. The instant bail application has been filed seeking release of the applicant on bail in Case Crime No. 218 of 2025, under Sections 318(4), 317(2) BNS, Police Station Kokhraj, District Kaushambi during pendency of the trial. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits, FIR of the present case was lodged against unknown persons with the allegation that some unknown persons by playing fraud received Rs. 15 lakhs from the informant and provided him fake gold and during investigation applicant has also been made accused in the present matter and as per prosecution from his possession Rs. 1.5 lakhs were recovered but entire allegation leveled against applicant is totally false. 4. He further submits, even all the alleged offences are triable by Magistrate with maximum punishment of seven years. 5. He further submits, applicant is not having any criminal history and in the present matter he is in jail since 25.05.2025 i.e for almost a year. 6. Per contra, learned AGA opposed the prayer for bail but could not dispute the argument on facts advanced by learned counsel for the applicant. 7. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record of the case. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Manoj Yadav Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Radhadas .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) 8. However, as per allegation, applicant along with others duped the informant and received huge money from him and even from his possession as per prosecution Rs. 1.5 lakhs were recovered but all the alleged offences are triable by Magistrate with maximum punishment of seven years and applicant is not having any criminal history and in the present matter he is in jail since 25.05.2025 i.e for almost a year, therefore, in my view, applicant is entitled to be released on bail. 9. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the instant bail application is allowed. 10. Let the applicant - Radhadas 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. 11. 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. 12. 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 AK Pandey BAIL No. 14268 of 2026 2 (Sameer Jain,J.) Digitally signed by :- ANUPAM KUMAR PANDEY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- ANUPAM KUMAR PANDEY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- ANUPAM KUMAR PANDEY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad