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Ritesh Alias Golu Alias Sunil Harijan v. State of U.P.

Allahabad HC17 Sept 2025BAIL/30017/2025

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What is this about?

Allahabad High Court (Krishan Pahal, J., September 17, 2025) in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 30017 of 2025, Ritesh Alias Golu Alias Sunil Harijan versus State of U.P.: bail allowed under Section 3(1) of the U.P. Gangsters Act in Case Crime No. 371 of 2024, Police Station Sarnath, District Varanasi; single gang-chart case with prior bail therein; one other criminal-history case explained; custody since 07.11.2023; release on personal bond and two sureties with conditions against tampering, adjournments and fresh criminal activity; no opinion expressed on merits.

What did the court decide?

Applicant Ritesh Alias Golu Alias Sunil Harijan 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 the stated conditions. ¶15

Ritesh Alias Golu Alias Sunil Harijan vs State of U.P. — Allahabad HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the applicant, arraigned in Case Crime No. 371 of 2024 under Section 3(1) of the U.P. Gangster and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986, is entitled to release on bail during the pendency of trial.

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Court's answer

Without expressing any opinion on the merits, the bail application is allowed.

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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.

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Key takeaways

Bail conditioned on the applicant not tampering with the prosecution evidence by intimidating/pressurizing the witnesses during investigation or trial, and cooperating in the trial sincerely without seeking any adjournment.ratio¶16
Further condition that the applicant shall not indulge in any criminal activity or commission of any crime after being released on bail.ratio¶17
Breach of any of the bail conditions shall be a ground for cancellation of bail; identity, status and residence proof of the applicant and sureties to be verified by the court concerned before the bonds are accepted.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bail allowed under Section 3(1), U.P. Gangster and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986 — Case Crime No. 371 of 2024, Police Station Sarnath, District Varanasi; trial pending. As argued, the Gangsters Act prosecution rested on one gang-chart case in which the applicant had already been enlarged on bail, one further criminal-history case was explained in the affidavit, and the applicant claimed false implication owing to police rivalry; he had been in jail since 07.11.2023. Without expressing any opinion on the merits, Krishan Pahal, J. directed release on a personal bond with two sureties each in the like amount, subject to conditions: no tampering with prosecution evidence or intimidating/pressurizing witnesses, sincere cooperation in trial without seeking adjournments, and no indulgence in any criminal activity after release; breach of conditions to be a ground for cancellation of bail, with identity, status and residence proof of the applicant and sureties to be verified before the bonds are accepted.

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

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CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 30017 of 2025

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Ritesh Alias Golu Alias Sunil Harijan

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.....Applicant(s) Versus State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) Counsel for Applicant(s) : Sitaram Yadav Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A.

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Court No. - 67

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HON'BLE KRISHAN PAHAL, J.

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List has been revised.

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Heard Sri Sitaram Yadav, learned counsel for the applicant as well as Sri Sunil Kumar, learned AGA for the State and perused the material placed on record.

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Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No. 371 of 2024, under Section 3(1) of U.P. Gangster and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986, Police Station - Sarnath, District - Varanasi, during the pendency of trial.

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It is argued by the learned counsel for the applicant that the prosecution under the Gangsters Act has been launched against the applicant on the basis of one criminal case shown in the gang chart in which he has already been enlarged on bail by the court concerned. Criminal history of one another case has been assigned to the applicant which has been explained in the affidavit. He has been falsely implicated in the present case due to police rivalry. He is not a member of any gang. The applicant is not a previous convict. The applicant is languishing in jail since 07.11.2023 and in case, he is enlarged on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail and shall cooperate with trial.

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Per contra, learned A.G.A. has vehemently opposed the bail prayer of the applicant.

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Without expressing any opinion on the merits, the bail application is

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BAIL No. 30017 of 2025

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allowed . Let the applicant Ritesh Alias Golu Alias Sunil Harijan , involved in aforesaid crime be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions that :-

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i. The applicant shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence by intimidating/ pressurizing the witnesses, during the investigation or trial. ii. The applicant shall cooperate in the trial sincerely without seeking any adjournment.

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iii. The applicant shall not indulge in any criminal activity or commission of any crime after being released on bail.

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In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail. Identity, status and residence proof of the applicant and sureties be verified by the court concerned before the bonds are accepted.

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(Krishan Pahal,J.)

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September 17, 2025 Siddhant

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Digitally signed by :- SIDDHANT SAHU High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

Ritesh Alias Golu Alias Sunil Harijan v. State of U.P.

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