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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 33247 of 2026 Court No. - 69 HON'BLE AVNISH SAXENA, J.
1. Heard Sri Moinuddin Sultani, learned counsel holding brief for accused applicant and learned A.G.A. for State.
2. The present bail application has been moved by the applicant accused- Shahabaj to enlarge him on bail in Case Crime No. 417 of 2026, under Sections 137(2), 87 BNS, P.S.- Rasoolpur, District- Firozabad, during the pendency of trial.
3. It is the contention of learned counsel for applicant that the accused applicant has been falsely implicated in FIR dated 07.08.2026 lodged by mother of the victim for enticement. In the statement of victim recorded under Section 183 BNSS, she specifically stated that she knows the accused applicant and she went to the house of applicant to meet with him on her own. The accused applicant has not committed any wrong act with her. The applicant has no criminal history. The charge sheet is submitted. The accused applicant is languishing in jail since 11.08.2026. He seeks enlargement of accused on bail.
4. Learned A.G.A. for State opposed the bail application.
5. This Court has taken into consideration the rival submissions made by learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.
6. Considering the statement of victim recorded under Section 183 BNSS, the accused/applicant is entitled to be released on bail. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Mohan Kant Baghel Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Shahabaj .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s)
7. Hence, without touching merit of the case, the bail application is allowed.
8. The accused/applicant be released on bail in the aforesaid case on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of court concerned in view of observation made by the Supreme Court in its dictums of Girish Gandhi Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh [(2024) 10 SCC 674] and Policy Strategy for grant of bail in re [(2024)10SCC 685].
9. The accused-applicant shall cooperate in judicial process for fair and speedy disposal. September 18, 2026 Sharad/- BAIL No. 33247 of 2026 2 (Avnish Saxena,J.) Digitally signed by :- SHARAD KUMAR SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad