HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 9243 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.138 of 2026 under Section 87/61(2) of B.N.S. and Section 3/5(3) of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion, Police Station Sajeti, District-Kanpur Nagar, 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 implicated in the present case. The applicant and the other accused are said to have forcibly converted the victim to another religion, which is absolutely false. The victim had eloped with the co-accused Kalam Ali, who is the brother of the applicant. Relying on the statement of the victim under Section 183 BNSS, Learned counsel for the applicant states that the victim has not named the applicant in her statement. The further submission is that Kalam Ali, the primary accused, has been granted bail by this Court in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No.28307 of 2026. The applicant has no criminal history. 4. Learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for bail but does not dispute the fact that the applicant has no criminal history. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Shiv Kumar Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Imran .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Opposite Party(s) 5. I have considered the submissions made by the Learned counsels for the parties. 6. A perusal of the statement under Section 183 BNSS of the victim indicates that she and co-accused Kalam Ali appeared to know each other and were in a relationship. The victim at the relevant point of time was stated to be two months pregnant. She has not taken the name of the applicant in her statement under Section 183 BNSS. Co-accused Kalam Ali, against whom there are allegations, has been granted bail by this Court. The applicant has no criminal history. 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-Imran, 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; 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. NABAIL No. 9243 of 2026 2 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 23, 2026 A. Pandey NABAIL No. 9243 of 2026 3 (Rajiv Lochan Shukla,J.) Digitally signed by :- ANAND PANDEY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad