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2026 DAILYLAW 2937 (ALL)

CHANDRESH YADAV v. STATE OF U.P.

BAIL/13902/2026 · 2026-05-04

Krishan Pahal

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 13902 of 2026 Court No. - 65 (Sr. No.52 out of 205) HON'BLE KRISHAN PAHAL, J. 1. List has been revised. 2. Heard Sri Shadab Alam, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Jai Kishan Chaurasia, learned State Law Officer for the State and perused the material placed on record. 3. Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No.06 of 2026, under Sections 123, 351(3), 64, 78 BNS, Police Station Nizamabad, District Azamgarh, during the pendency of trial. 4. As per prosecution story, the applicant is stated to have befriended the victim as he was her relative, clicked certain indecent photographs and videos of her, started blackmailing her, and even demanded Rs. 80,000/- from her. 5. Learned counsel for the applicant has argued that the applicant is absolutely innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. The allegations are, per se, false. There is no date and time of the offence mentioned in the FIR. There is no recovery of any videos or photographs of the victim. A case of a consensual relationship between two adolescents has been converted into a criminal one by the victim, as both have fallen apart. The applicant has no criminal history and is in jail since 19.03.2026. He undertakes to cooperate with the trial and not misuse the liberty of bail. 6. Learned State Law Officer has vehemently opposed the bail application Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Shadab Alam Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Chandresh Yadav .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) but could not dispute the submissions made by the counsel for the applicant. 7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, the evidence on record, taking into consideration that there is no date and time of the offence mentioned in the FIR and that a case of a consensual relationship between two adolescents has been converted into a criminal one by the victim, and without expressing any opinion 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. 8. Let the applicant- Chandresh Yadav, be released on bail 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. 9. Breach of any condition shall entail cancellation of bail. The observations herein shall not affect the trial on merits. May 5, 2026 (Ravi Kant) BAIL No. 13902 of 2026 2 (Krishan Pahal,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAVI KANT High Court of Judicature at Allahabad