Krishnanand Kumar and 3 Others v. State of Up and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court; Court No. 70; Criminal Misc Anticipatory Bail Application U/S 438 CR.P.C. No. 2693 of 2024; neutral citation 2025:AHC:139145; decided 14.8.2025 by Hon'ble Dr. Gautam Chowdhary, J.; applicants Krishnanand Kumar, Ashutosh Kumar, Mahitosh Kumar, Anupam Rai; opposite party State of U.P. and Another; counsel Aishwarya Pratap Singh (applicants), Avnish Kumar Srivastava and G.A. (opposite party); Case Crime No. 0320/2021; Sections 409, 420, 467, 468, 471, 504, 506, 120-B IPC (भमा.दवं.सवं.); district Meerut; interim anticipatory bail 06.05.2024; charge-sheet/आरोपपत्र filed; applicants absent despite trial-court notices; Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre v. State of Maharashtra (2011) 1 SCC 694 relied on; anticipatory bail application dismissed/rejected without merits opinion; liberty to file fresh bail application.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail refused; the application was rejected without expression of opinion on the merits. The applicants were left free to file a fresh bail application before the competent court.