HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 4088 of 2026 Court No. - 71 HON'BLE AVNISH SAXENA, J. 1. Heard Sri Dipendra Kumar Tripathi, learned counsel for the applicant and Learned AGA for the State. 2. The present anticipatory bail application under Section 482 of BNSS has been filed by the applicant with a prayer to release him on anticipatory bail in Case Crime No. 563 of 2022, under Sections 419, 420, 120-B IPC, P.S.- Line Bazar, District - Jaunpur, during pendency of the trial. 3. It is contended by learned counsel for the applicant that the informant has lodged the false and frivolous FIR against the accused applicant who stood sureties for co-accused Hameeda. The allegation is only in respect to the change of name of co-accused for whom he stood sureties as Hameeda is also known by the names Mirchi, Jamila and Shakeela. It is further contended that during investigation, the accused applicant has not been arrested. The charge sheet has been submitted. He has no criminal history. He is apprehending arrest, though, he wants to join the trial. Hence, seeks anticipatory bail. 4. Per contra learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for bail of the applicant. 5. The scope of ambit of anticipatory bail is encapsulated in three insightful judgments of Hon’ble Supreme Court right from Gurubaksh Singh Sibbia Vs. State of Punjab reported in (1980) 2 SCC 565, Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Dipendra Kumar Tripathi Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Mohammad Ameen .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Opposite Party(s) Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre Vs. State of Maharashtra reported in (2011) 1 SCC 694 and Sushila Aggarwal and others Vs. State (NCT of Delhi) and another reported in (2020) 5 SCC 1, wherein it is consistently held by Hon’ble Apex Court that while granting anticipatory bail, the Court should considering the application of the applicant to evaluate the threat or apprehension of arrest vis-a-vis the nature and gravity of accusation, criminal antecedent of the accused, false or exaggerated implication, need of custodial interrogation, willingness of the accused to cooperate in investigation and trial and the conduct of the accused and flight risk. 6. 6. Considering the role of the accused applicant, the gravity of accusation and apprehension of arrest in the case vis-a-vis low flight risk and assurance of the accused in cooperating with the investigation and trial, is of considered view to grant anticipatory bail. 7. The applicant- Mohammad Ameen involved in the aforesaid case crime shall appear before the trial court or the Investigating Officer, as the case may be within 30 days from the date of this order and shall be released on bail on furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 25,000/- with two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with 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 BNSS. (iv) The applicant shall file an undertaking to the effect that he/she shall not seek any adjournment on the dates fixed for evidence when the witnesses are present in the trial court. NABAIL No. 4088 of 2026 2 (v) The applicant shall remain present before the trial court on each date fixed, either personally or through his/their 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 6, 2026 Krishna* NABAIL No. 4088 of 2026 3 (Avnish Saxena,J.) Digitally signed by :- KRISHNA KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad