HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 33835 of 2026 Court No. - 69 HON'BLE AVNISH SAXENA, J. 1. Heard Sri Ganesh Pratap Singh, learned counsel for the accused- applicant and learned A.G.A. for the State. 2. The present bail application has been moved by the accused-applicant Anoop Katiyar to enlarge him on bail in Case Crime No. 56 of 2025, under Sections 229(2), 55 BNS, P.S.- Baradari, District- Bareilly, during the pendency of trial. 3. It is contended by learned counsel for the accused-applicant that the accused-applicant has been falsely implicated during investigation of F.I.R. dated 19.01.2025 lodged by the wife of accused against anonymous person showing abduction of the accused-applicant. Further contended that there are three F.I.R.s of the same incident, wherein Harish Katiyar has been abducted and Rs.15 lakhs ransom was asked from the family members of the abductee Harish Katiyar. The first was lodged by the brother-in-law of Harish Katiyar, another by police when Harish Katiyar has been recovered and the present is the F.I.R. lodged by the wife of accused-applicant that Harish Katiyar and accused-applicant went together and there is a ransom call for abduction of Anoop Katiyar (present accused) in the F.I.R., wherein the accused-applicant has been made an accused. Further contended that in both the cases, the accused- applicant has been granted bail by the coordinate Bench of this Court and these two cases are the only criminal history, which is against the accused-applicant. Further submits that the charge sheet is submitted. The applicant is in jail since 21.04.2025 and hence, the applicant seeks to be Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Ganesh Pratap Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Anoop Katiyar .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) released on bail. 4. Learned A.G.A. for State has opposed the prayer for bail of the applicant, but could not dispute the aforesaid facts. 5. This Court has taken into consideration the rival submissions made by learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. 6. Considered the complicity of the accused-applicant in the matter; the trial is continuing and the accused-applicant has already been granted bail by the coordinate Bench of this Court in other two cases, arising out of the same cases. 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 23, 2026 Shivangi BAIL No. 33835 of 2026 2 (Avnish Saxena,J.) Digitally signed by :- SHIVANGI YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad