HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 9990 of 2026 Court No. - 71 HON'BLE RAJIV LOCHAN SHUKLA, J. 1. Heard Learned counsel for the applicant and Learned A.G.A. for the State as well as perused the record. 2. The present anticipatory bail application has been filed on behalf of the applicant in Case Crime No.178 of 2026, under Section 2/3 U.P. Gangsters and Anti Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986, at Police Station- Nawabganj, District- Prayagraj, with a prayer to enlarge him on anticipatory bail as the applicant apprehends his arrest in the abovementioned case. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant has contended that the applicant has been falsely nominated in the present case on the basis of four base cases mentioned in the gang chart. He contends that all the four cases relate to the year 2024 and have been simultaneously slapped upon the applicant. The applicant has no other criminal antecedents and in the base cases the applicant is on bail. Similarly situated co-accused Abhi Pasi @ Bachcha Pasi @ Abhinav Saroj has been granted anticipatory bail by this Court in NABAIL No.6474 of 2026 and the case of the applicant stands on a similar footing to that of the co-accused. 4. Learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail but does not dispute the fact that the case of the applicant stands on a similar footing to that of the co-accused. Learned AGA has pointed out that the applicant has four base cases to his credit whereas the co-accused had Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Anurag Shrivastava, Vishvanath Prasad Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Shani Kumar Saroj @ Ritik .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Opposite Party(s) only three base cases. 5. I have considered the submissions made by the Learned counsels for the parties. 6. Prima facie from the perusal of the gang chart it appears that of the four cases registered against the applicant, all have been registered in the month of August and September 2024. The applicant is not shown to be the gang leader. Similarly situated co-accused Abhi Pasi @ Bachcha Pasi @ Abhinav Saroj has been granted anticipatory bail by this Court. In the prima facie opinion of this Court, taking into account the fact that after 2024 there is no other criminal case that has been registered against the applicant, there is least likelihood of the applicant repeating the crime in the near future. Even otherwise, the applicant is on bail in all the base cases and he has made out a case for grant of anticipatory bail. 7. Taking into account the facts and circumstances of the case, I deem it appropriate to enlarge applicant on anticipatory bail. 8. In view of the above, the anticipatory bail application of the applicant is allowed. 9. In the event of the arrest of the applicant-Shani Kumar Saroj @ Ritik , he shall be released forthwith in the aforesaid case crime on anticipatory bail on furnishing a personal bond and surety to the satisfaction of the Station House Officer of the police station/Court concerned with the following conditions:- i. the applicant shall make himself available for interrogation by a police officer as and when required; ii. that the applicant shall not, directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer; iii. that the applicant shall not leave India without the previous permission of the Court; NABAIL No. 9990 of 2026 2 iv. that the applicant shall not pressurize/intimidate the prosecution witness; 10. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, the Court concerned shall be at liberty to cancel the bail. 11. It is made clear that observations made hereinabove are exclusively for deciding the instant anticipatory bail application and are not to be considered to be an opinion on the merits of the case. September 24, 2026 A. Pandey NABAIL No. 9990 of 2026 3 (Rajiv Lochan Shukla,J.) Digitally signed by :- ANAND PANDEY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad