HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 23436 of 2026 Court No. - 68 (Sr. No.123 out of 131) HON'BLE KRISHAN PAHAL, J. 1. List has been revised. Rejoinder affidavit filed today is taken on record. 2. Heard Sri Varun Kumar Chaubey, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Arun Kumar Mishra, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material placed on record. 3. Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No.72 of 2026, under Section 8/20 of The Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Police Station- Tahbarpur, District Azamgarh, during the pendency of trial. 4. As per the allegations of the FIR, 25.1 kg of ganja is said to have been recovered from the possession of the applicant stashed in 12 packets by the police on 11.05.2026. 5. Learned counsel for the applicant has argued that the applicant is absolutely innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case with a view to cause unnecessary harassment and to victimize him. The allegations are per se false. The quantity of the contraband has been inflated by the police to show good work and merely to bring it within the commercial category. The criminal history assigned to the applicant stands explained. The applicant is languishing in jail since 11.05.2026. In case, the applicant is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail. 6. Learned A.G.A. has vehemently opposed the bail application. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Varun Kumar Chaubey Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Dhiraj Shaw .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) 7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, the evidence on record, 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. 8. Let the applicant- Dhiraj Shaw, 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 he shall not tamper with evidence or intimidate witnesses and shall appear before the trial court as required. 9. Breach of any condition shall entail cancellation of bail. The observations herein shall not affect the trial on merits. September 21, 2026 (Ravi Kant) BAIL No. 23436 of 2026 2 (Krishan Pahal,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAVI KANT High Court of Judicature at Allahabad