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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 32446 of 2026 Court No. - 68 (Sl. No. 03 out of 98) HON'BLE KRISHAN PAHAL, J.
1. List has been revised. Heard Sri Shubham Kushwaha, Advocate holding brief of Sri Mahfooz Ahmad, learned counsel for the applicants as well as Sri Ram Mohit Yadav, learned AGA for the State and perused the material placed on record.
2. Applicants seek bail in Case Crime No. 161 of 2026, under Section 3(1) of U.P. Gangster and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986, Police Station - Bidhnu, District - Kanpur Nagar, during the pendency of trial.
3. It is argued by the learned counsel for the applicants that the prosecution under the Gangsters Act has been launched against the applicants on the basis of two criminal cases each shown in the gang chart in which they has already been enlarged on bail by the court concerned. The applicant no.1 is in jail since 02.06.2026 and the applicant no. 2 is in jail since 18.7.2026. In case, the applicants are enlarged on bail, they will not misuse the liberty of bail.
4. Per contra, learned A.G.A. has vehemently opposed the bail prayer of the applicants.
5. Without expressing any opinion on the merits, the bail application is allowed. Let the applicants- Arjun Kumar Balmiki and Ankit Kumar Balmiki, 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 they shall not tamper with evidence or intimidate witnesses and shall appear before the trial court as required.
6. Breach of any condition shall entail cancellation of bail. The observations herein shall not affect the trial on merits. September 14, 2026 Siddhant Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Mahfooz Ahmad, Rajesh Kumar Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. (Krishan Pahal,J.) Arjun Kumar Balmiki And Another .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) Digitally signed by :- SIDDHANT SAHU High Court of Judicature at Allahabad