Shubham Yadav @ Alex Yaduvanshi vs State of U.P. — Allahabad HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Shubham Yadav @ Alex Yaduvanshi vs State of U.P. — Allahabad HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Applicant Shubham Yadav @ Alex Yaduvanshi enlarged on interim bail till the next date fixed (case listed for 18.12.2025, on which date both the victim and the applicant are to appear before this Court), on executing a personal bond and furnishing two local sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned, subject to conditions including solemnizing the marriage with the victim within one week of release, registering the marriage and producing the registration certificate by supplementary affidavit on the next date, and standard no-tampering/no-intimidation/similar-offence/appearance conditions; non-compliance cancels the interim bail and results in immediate custody.

Issue for consideration

Whether the applicant should be enlarged on interim bail in Case Crime No. 02 of 2025 (Sections 69, 351(2), 115(2), 352 BNS, Police Station Ekta, District Agra), in view of his and the victim's professed readiness to solemnize marriage with each other.

Court's answer

Expressly without expressing any opinion on the merits, and considering the overall facts and circumstances, the nature of allegations, the gravity of the offence, and the fact that both the victim and the applicant were ready to solemnize marriage with each other, the Court directed that the applicant be enlarged on interim bail till the next date of listing.

Ratio / Principle

The enlargement on interim bail is upon executing a personal bond and furnishing two local sureties each in the like amount, to the satisfaction of the court concerned.

Key takeaways

Condition (i) of the bail order: the applicant shall solemnize the marriage with the victim within one week of his release, shall apply for and obtain registration of the marriage with the Registrar concerned, and shall produce the registration certificate of the marriage before this Court by filing a supplementary affidavit on the next date fixed.ratio¶¶20
Further conditions imposed on the interim bail: the applicant shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence; shall not threaten or harass the prosecution witnesses; shall appear on the date fixed by the trial court; shall not commit any offence similar to the offence of which he is accused or suspected; and shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade such person from disclosing facts to the Court or to any police officer or to tamper with the evidence.ratio¶¶24

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Criminal bail — interim release conditioned on marriage. Shubham Yadav @ Alex Yaduvanshi sought bail (Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 41765 of 2025) in Case Crime No. 02 of 2025, Sections 69, 351(2), 115(2), 352 BNS, Police Station Ekta, District Agra (Commissionerate Agra Nagar). His counsel stated he was ready to marry the victim, as recorded in para-20 of the supporting affidavit. The victim appeared in Court on her own volition, acknowledged acquaintance with the applicant since 2024, consented in writing to the marriage (undertaking taken on record and marked 'X'), and was identified by counsel for the informant; the informant's counsel and the learned A.G.A. raised no objection. Without expressing any opinion on the merits, Dr. Gautam Chowdhary, J. (Court No. 65) enlarged the applicant on interim bail till the next date fixed (listing 18.12.2025, both victim and applicant to appear), upon a personal bond with two local sureties each in the like amount, conditional on solemnizing and registering the marriage within one week of release and producing the registration certificate by supplementary affidavit, besides conditions against tampering, intimidation of witnesses, commission of similar offences and inducement of witnesses; default would cancel the interim bail and entail immediate custody. Order dated 26 November 2025.