Shivam v. State of U.P.

Allahabad HC10 Jul 2025BAIL/16403/2025

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What is this about?

Regular bail allowed; celebratory firing; Section 109 BNS; Sections 3/25/27 Arms Act; Case Crime No. 121 of 2025; P.S. Surajpur; District Gautam Buddh Nagar; charge sheet filed; trial continuing; in jail since February 2025; no criminal history; injured witnesses initially did not name accused; personal bond and two sureties; applicant Shivam; State of U.P.; counsel Abhitab Kumar Tiwari; G.A.; Hon'ble Avnish Saxena, J.; CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. 16403 of 2025; Order Date 11.7.2025; Neutral Citation 2025:AHC:111494.

What did the court decide?

Accused-applicant enlarged on bail subject to furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned. ¶¶10

Shivam Vs State of U.P. — Allahabad HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

Accused-applicant enlarged on bail subject to furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned.

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Issue for consideration

Whether bail should be granted to the applicant-accused Shivam in Case Crime No. 121 of 2025 (Police Station Surajpur, District Gautam Buddh Nagar) for offences punishable under Section 109 BNS and Sections 3/25/27 Arms Act, arising out of alleged celebratory firing.

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Court's answer

On a prima facie view of the record, the accused-applicant is named in the FIR for celebratory firing; however, the injured witnesses' statements in the case diary did not name the accused in their initial part, and in the later part they specifically mentioned that they came to know the accused's name from persons gathered at the event.

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Ratio / Principle

The charge sheet has been submitted against the accused-applicant and the trial is continuing; the accused has no criminal history and has been in jail since February, 2025 — factors taken into consideration in granting bail.

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Key takeaways

Without touching the merits of the case, the bail application is allowed; the accused-applicant is to be enlarged on bail subject to furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned.ratio¶¶9

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Neutral Citation 2025:AHC:111494 — High Court of Judicature at Allahabad (Hon'ble Avnish Saxena, J.), Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 16403 of 2025, decided 11.7.2025. Bail granted to Shivam, applicant-accused for offences punishable under Section 109 BNS and Sections 3/25/27 Arms Act in Case Crime No. 121 of 2025, Police Station Surajpur, District Gautam Buddh Nagar, pertaining to alleged celebratory firing. Prima facie, the applicant was named in the FIR, but the injured witnesses' initial case-diary statements did not name him; in the later part they stated they learnt his name from persons gathered at the event. Charge sheet filed, trial continuing, no criminal history, and in custody since February, 2025. Bail application allowed without touching the merits, subject to personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned.

Shivam v. State of U.P.

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