HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 24034 of 2026 Court No. - 70 HON'BLE JAI PRAKASH TIWARI, J. Supplementary affidavit filed on behalf of applicant is taken on record. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned counsel for the informant and learned AGA for the State-respondent and perused the record of the case. The instant application has been filed seeking release of the applicant on bail in Case Crime No. 552 of 2025, under Sections 318(4), 336(3), 338, 340(2) BNS, Police Station- Lohiya Nagar, District Meerut, during pendency of the trial in the court concerned. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. As per version of the prosecution, on the instructions of the Commissioner of the GST Department, the officers intercepted three vehicles which allegedly did not contain proper GST documents. The informant, who is the Assistant Commissioner of GST Department, lodged the subject FIR to the effect that owing to the false documents, there has been evasion of tax, which has resulted in a loss to the State Exchequer. It is submitted that the applicant is not named in the FIR and the same is against five named persons and one transporter. It is submitted that no recovery has been effected as far as the present case. The present applicant has been roped in the matter during investigation on the basis of hearsay evidence. It is next submitted that applicant is having no concern with the allegations levelled Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Ajay Nand Pandey, Syed Imran Ibrahim Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Bhagwan Singh @ Bhoora Pradhan .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) against him and he has not committed any offence as alleged by prosecution. During investigation, no cogent evidence has been collected against the applicant. Pursuant to the seizure orders and issuance of challans by the concerned authorities, entire amount has been deposited against the said challans, which have been appended to the supplementary affidavit filed today. Criminal history of the applicant has been duly explained in para '2' of the supplementary affidavit and he is languishing in jail since 1.5.2026. 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 pendency of cases in the Court, there is no likelihood of any early conclusion of trial. The prayer for bail has been vehemently opposed by learned A.G.A. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, perusing the record, evidence and also considering the nature of allegations, arguments advanced by the learned counsel for the parties, this Court is of the view that the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on bail during the pendency of the trial. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the instant bail application is allowed. Let applicant, Bhagwan Singh @ Bhoora Pradhan be released on bail in the aforesaid case on his executing a personal bond and furnishing two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned subject to the following conditions:- (i). The applicant will not tamper with the evidence during the trial. (ii). The applicant will not pressurize/ intimidate the prosecution witness. (iii). The applicant will appear before the trial court on the date fixed, unless personal presence is exempted. (iv). The applicant shall not commit an offence similar to the offence of which he is accused, or suspected, of the commission of which he is suspected. BAIL No. 24034 of 2026 2 (v). 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. It is further directed that the identity, status and residence proof of the sureties be verified by the authorities concerned before they are accepted. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, the trial court will be at liberty to cancel the bail. 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. September 8, 2026 Brijesh BAIL No. 24034 of 2026 3 (Jai Prakash Tiwari,J.) Digitally signed by :- BRIJESH KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad