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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 31809 of 2026 Court No. - 68 (Sl. No. 62 out of 318) HON'BLE KRISHAN PAHAL, J.
1. List has been revised. Supplementary affidavit filed today is taken on record.
2. Heard Sri Qamar Ali Jafri, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri R.M. Yadav, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material placed on record.
3. Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No. 149 of 2026, under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 190, 109, 115(2), 351(2), 352, 324(5), 61(2) BNS read with Section 7 of the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 1932, Police Station Phase-III, District Gautam Buddha Nagar, during the pendency of trial.
4. In all, eleven cases were foisted on the applicant by the police at a go. The said criminal history has been explained.
5. This Court is of the view that if a case for bail is otherwise made out, an accused cannot be kept incarcerated solely on account of his criminal antecedents. In the instant case, the criminal history assigned to the applicant has been properly explained.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, the evidence on record, taking into consideration that similarly placed co-accused person Islam @ Sagar, has already been enlarged on bail by this Court vide order dated 29.5.2026 passed in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No.18829 of 2026, and without Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Qamar Ali Jafri Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Himanshu Thakur .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s)
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. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed on the ground of parity.
7. Let the applicant- Himanshu Thakur, 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.
8. Breach of any condition shall entail cancellation of bail. The observations herein shall not affect the trial on merits. September 9, 2026 Shalini BAIL No. 31809 of 2026 2 (Krishan Pahal,J.) Digitally signed by :- SHALINI JAISWAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad