Veerpal vs State of U.P. — Bail and Remand | Allahabad HC (2025)

Veerpal vs State of U.P. — Bail and Remand | Allahabad HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Bail application granted: the applicant Veerpal was ordered released on bail in case no. 349 of 2024 (Sections 191(2), 109, 115(2), 351(2) B.N.S., P.S. Rangi, dist. Shahjahanpur) upon furnishing a personal bond and two sureties of the like amount, without prejudice to the merits/demerits of the litigation and subject to the five conditions listed at paras 12-16; on breach of any condition the trial court may cancel the bail.

Issue for consideration

Whether the applicant Veerpal, booked in case (mu.a.sa.) no. 349 of 2024 under Sections 191(2), 109, 115(2), 351(2) B.N.S. at Police Station Rangi, District Shahjahanpur, should be released on bail.

Court's answer

After a complete examination of the overall material facts and circumstances available on the record, in the backdrop of the submissions of the applicant's counsel, considering the nature of the offences, the absence of any hard objectionable material, and the absence of any likelihood of tampering/interference arising from the available material, the judge concluded that there was appropriate ground for releasing the applicant on bail. (Body text is a garbled legacy-font rendering of Hindi; this rationale is partly interpretive.)

Ratio / Principle

Without expressing any comment on the merits/demerits of the litigation, the court ordered that the applicant be released on bail in the aforesaid offence upon furnishing a personal bond and two sureties of the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned, subject to the conditions enumerated below.

Key takeaways

Five behavioural conditions attach to the bail: (1) the applicant shall not interfere with/tamper with the investigative evidence during deliberations or the trial; (2) he shall not threaten or intimidate the investigating witnesses or the victim/complainant; (3) he shall comply with the orders of the court and attend before the competent court whenever required during the trial; (4) after release on bail he shall not misuse the liberty of bail, shall not be found involved in any unlawful activity and shall not commit any unlawful act; and (5) he shall not, directly or indirectly, make any inducement or threat to any person acquainted with the matter or to police officers, nor enter into any contact with them, whereby they could be deterred from disclosing the facts before the court. In case of violation of any of the above conditions, the trial court is free to cancel the applicant's bail in accordance with the rules/law.ratio¶17

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bail granted (Allahabad High Court, Court No. 86; Dr. Gautam Chowdhary, J.; Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 14740 of 2025; neutral citation 2025:AHC:70049; dated 2-5-2025). Applicant Veerpal, in custody since 16-02-2025 in case no. 349 of 2024 under Sections 191(2), 109, 115(2), 351(2) B.N.S. (P.S. Rangi, dist. Shahjahanpur), was ordered released on bail. Holding: after complete review of the facts and circumstances on record against the backdrop of counsel's submissions — the nature of the offences, the absence of any hard objectionable material, and no likelihood of tampering indicated by the available material — the judge found appropriate ground for release, expressly declining to comment on the merits/demerits of the litigation. Release conditioned on a personal bond plus two sureties of the like amount (no bond figure is stated in the judgment) and five conditions: no tampering with investigative evidence; no threatening/intimidation of witnesses or the victim/complainant; compliance with court orders and attendance whenever required during trial; no misuse of the liberty of bail or involvement in unlawful acts after release; and no inducement or threat, direct or indirect, to any person acquainted with the facts or to police officers so as to deter disclosure of facts before the court. On breach of any condition, the trial court is empowered to cancel the bail. Counsel for applicant: Akshay Kumar Shukla, Ravindra Pal Singh Kashyap; for the State: G.A.