Mu. Saheedun v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko.
Anticipatory bail – S.438 CrPC
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench — Criminal Misc Anticipatory Bail Application U/S 438 CrPC No. 1150 of 2025 (also styled ABAIL No. 1150 of 2025), Mu. Saheedun v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko., decided 15 October 2025 by Hon'ble Karunesh Singh Pawar, J. Anticipatory bail granted in a 2015 Bahraich complaint case under IPC sections 420, 467, 468, 471. Counsel for applicant urged bona fide purchaser status, civil nature of dispute, interested prosecution witnesses, no criminal history, and delay in the section 156(3) CrPC application (filed 4.8.2014 for a 14.5.2013 incident). Court relied on absence of criminal antecedents, prima facie civil dispute and cooperation undertaking; relief conditional on surrender within 10 days, bond with two sureties, no witness tampering, no foreign travel without leave.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail: applicant to surrender before the concerned court within 10 days of receipt of certified copy of the order, and on surrender to be released on a personal bond with two sureties of the like amount to the satisfaction of the trial court, subject to conditions of cooperating in the trial, not influencing witnesses, and not leaving India without previous permission of the Court; trial court free to impose further conditions and to proceed in accordance with law on default.