HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 9276 of 2026 Court No. - 66 (Sr. No.8 out of 116) HON'BLE KRISHAN PAHAL, J. 1. List has been revised. 2. Heard Sri Piyush Patel, learned counsel for applicant, Sri Sunil Kumar, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material placed on record. 3. This is the second bail application on behalf of the applicant. The first one was rejected by this Court vide order dated 13.08.2025 passed in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No.9609 of 2024. 4. The present bail application has been filed by the applicant in Session Trial No.313 of 2020 arising out of Case Crime No.16 of 2020, under Sections 498-A, 304-B I.P.C. and 3/4 D.P. Act, Police Station Purandarpur, District Maharajganj with the prayer to enlarge him on bail. 5. Learned counsel for the applicant has stated, as a new ground, that only one witness has been examined since the first bail application of the applicant was rejected. The applicant is in jail since 28.01.2020 and is ready to cooperate with trial. In case, he is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail. 6. Per contra, learned A.G.A. has vehemently opposed the bail application. 7. After hearing learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the fact that no new ground is there for pressing the second bail application, I do not find it a fit case for grant of bail to the applicant. The bail Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Piyush Patel, Pradeep Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Bablu .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) application is found devoid of merits and is, accordingly, rejected. 8. However, it is directed that the aforesaid case pending before the trial court be decided expeditiously as early as possible in view of the principle as has been laid down in the recent judgments of the Supreme Court in the cases of Vinod Kumar vs. State of Punjab; 2015 (3) SCC 220 and Hussain and Another vs. Union of India; (2017) 5 SCC 702, if there is no legal impediment. 9. 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. March 19, 2026 (Ravi Kant) BAIL No. 9276 of 2026 2 (Krishan Pahal,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAVI KANT High Court of Judicature at Allahabad