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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 31705 of 2026 Court No. - 68 (Sr. No.16 out of 172 T.C.) HON'BLE KRISHAN PAHAL, J.
1. List has been revised.
2. Heard Sri Deepak Kumar Verma, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Deepak Kumar Singh, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material placed on record.
3. Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No.133 of 2026, under Sections 103(1), 3(5), 61(2), 238क B.N.S., Police Station Shivli, District Kanpur Dehat, during the pendency of trial.
4. Learned counsel for the applicant has argued that the applicant is not named in the FIR. Her name has come up in the confessional statement of the co-accused Sagar only, which has no evidentiary value in the eyes of law. The only evidence garnered by the Investigating Officer was the telephonic conversations between the applicant and the deceased, and the promiscuity of the applicant has been questioned on the basis of the said conversations, but the said allegations are false. The FIR is delayed by about ten hours, and there is no explanation of the said delay caused. The applicant has no criminal history and is in jail since 05.04.2026. She undertakes to cooperate with the trial and not misuse the liberty of bail.
5. Learned A.G.A. has vehemently opposed the bail application but the
submissions raised by the learned counsel for the applicant could not be disputed. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Akansha Verma, Deepak Kumar Verma Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A.
Komal .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s)
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions made by
learned counsel for the parties, the evidence on record, taking into
consideration the delay in the institution of the FIR and the fact that the name of the applicant has come up in the confessional statement of the co- accused, which has no evidentiary value in the eyes of law, and without 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. The bail application is allowed.
7. Let the applicant- Komal, be released on bail in the aforementioned case crime on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties to the satisfaction of the court concerned, subject to verification of sureties, with the conditions that she 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 (Ravi Kant) BAIL No. 31705 of 2026 2 (Krishan Pahal,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAVI KANT High Court of Judicature at Allahabad