Mukul Singh Panwar Alias Arvind Vs State of U.P. — Allahabad HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Mukul Singh Panwar Alias Arvind Vs State of U.P. — Allahabad HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Release of applicant Mukul Singh Panwar Alias Arvind on bail on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount, subject to verification of sureties and conditions (no tampering with evidence, no pressurizing/intimidating prosecution witnesses, appearance before trial court on fixed dates).

Issue for consideration

Whether the applicant, arraigned in Case Crime No.15 of 2025 under Sections 64(2)(m), 351(2), 351(3) B.N.S. and 66E I.T. Act for allegedly establishing a physical relationship with the victim on a false promise of marriage and video-recording the act, is entitled to bail during the pendency of trial.

Court's answer

Considering the facts and circumstances, submissions of counsel, evidence on record, and taking into consideration the settled law of the Supreme Court in Pramod Suryabhan Pawar (2019 (9) SCC 608) and Ansaar Mohammad (2022 SCC OnLine SC 886), and without expressing any opinion on the merits, the Court held that the applicant has made out a case for bail and allowed the bail application.

Ratio / Principle

The applicant is to be released on bail on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned, subject to verification of sureties and conditions that he shall not tamper with evidence, shall not pressurize/intimidate prosecution witnesses, and shall appear before the trial court on dates fixed; breach of any condition shall be a ground for cancellation of bail.

Key takeaways

Observations made in granting bail to the applicant shall not in any way affect the learned trial Judge in forming his independent opinion based on the testimony of witnesses.obiter¶17

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Allahabad High Court (Krishan Pahal, J.; Neutral Citation 2025:AHC:87884), CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. 17822 of 2025, decided 23.5.2025: Bail allowed to applicant Mukul Singh Panwar Alias Arvind, accused in Case Crime No.15 of 2025, P.S. Kandhla, District Shamali, under Sections 64(2)(m), 351(2), 351(3) B.N.S. and 66E I.T. Act, where the prosecution story alleges he established a corporeal relationship with the victim on a false promise of marriage and video recorded the act. Relying on the settled Supreme Court law in Pramod Suryabhan Pawar, 2019 (9) SCC 608 and Ansaar Mohammad, 2022 SCC OnLine SC 886, and expressly without expressing any opinion on the merits, the Court held the applicant had made out a case for bail and ordered release on a personal bond with two sureties each in the like amount, conditioned on non-tampering with evidence, non-intimidation of prosecution witnesses and appearance on dates fixed, breach being a ground for cancellation. Counsel argued innocence, absence of recovery of any video, victim's majority per ossification test (about 22-24 years), no criminal history, and custody since 18.1.2025; the informant's counsel and the A.G.A. opposed. Observations in the order were stated not to affect the trial Judge's independent opinion.