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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 14998 of 2026 Court No. - 69 HON'BLE JITENDRA KUMAR SINHA, J.
1. Heard Sri Sachin Malik, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Manoj Gautam, learned AGA for the State-respondents and perused the record. 2. The present bail application under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, has been filed on behalf of applicant with a prayer to release him on bail in Case Crime No. 259 of 2025, under Sections 109(1) BNS and Section 3/25/28 of Arms Act, registered at Police Station Chapper, District Muzaffarnagar, during pendency of the trial. 3. It has been argued by the learned counsel for the applicant that applicant is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in this case and he has been languishing in jail since 20.9.2025. It is further submitted that no police personnel is said to have received injury of fire arm in the alleged incident and on the contrary the applicant is said to have received injury on his leg. It is further submitted that as per FIR, two country-made pistols and some live and empty cartridges are said to have been recovered from the possession of the applicant and other co-accused. It is further submitted that applicant is having criminal history which has been duly explained in the memo of application. It is also submitted that the applicant undertakes that he will not misuse the liberty, if granted. It has also been pointed out that in the wake of heavy Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Onkar Singh, Sachin Malik Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Shekhar .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s)
pendency of cases in the Court, there is no likelihood of any early conclusion of trial. 4. On the other hand, learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the applicant. 5. No police personnel is said to have received injury of fire arm in the alleged incident and on the contrary the applicant is said to have received injury on his leg. As per FIR, two country-made pistols and some live and empty cartridges are said to have been recovered from the possession of the applicant and other co- accused. The applicant is having criminal history which has been duly explained in the memo of application. 6.
Upon considering the totality of facts, nature and the evidence reflected from record and without expressing any opinion on merits of the case, I find it to be a fit case for bail. Hence, the present bail application is ALLOWED. 7. Let the applicant- Shekhar involved in the aforesaid case crime be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 50,000/- with two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the Court concerned with the following conditions :- (i) The applicant shall not directly or indirectly make any 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 to any police officer or tamper with the evidence. (ii) The applicant shall not pressurize/intimidate the prosecution witnesses. (iii) The applicant shall remain present, in person, before the trial court on the dates fixed for (i) opening of the case, (ii) framing of charge and (iii) recording of statement under Section 351 of B.N.S.S. (iv) The applicant shall file an undertaking to the effect that he shall BAIL No. 14998 of 2026 2
not seek any adjournment on the dates fixed for evidence when the witnesses are present in the trial court. (v) The applicant shall remain present before the trial court on each date fixed, either personally or through his counsel. 8. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail. 9. It is clarified that anything said in this order is limited to the purpose of determination of this bail application and will in no way be construed as an expression on the merits of the case. The trial court shall be absolutely free to arrive at its independent conclusions on the basis of evidence led unaffected by anything said in this order.
May 5, 2026 Abhishek BAIL No. 14998 of 2026 3 (Jitendra Kumar Sinha,J.) Digitally signed by :- ABHISHEK AGRAHARI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad