Ankit Alias Vineet Katiyar vs State of U.P.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 42783 of 2025

Ankit Alias Vineet Katiyar		.....Applicant(s)
	Versus
State of U.P.		.....Opposite Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s)		: Ganesh Pratap Singh
Counsel for Opposite Party(s)		: G.A.

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Court No. - 69

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HON'BLE ARUN KUMAR SINGH DESHWAL, J.

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Heard Sri Ganesh Pratap Singhg, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Roshan Kumar Singh, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record.

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The instant bail application has been filed with a prayer to release the applicant on bail in Case Crime No.57 of 2025, under Sections-140(2), 61(2) BNS, Police StationKotwali Nagar, District-Banda, during the pendency of the trial.

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Contention of learned counsel for the applicant is that applicant was neither named in the FIR nor the abductee Harish Katiyar has named the applicant regarding his involvement in the abduction of Harish Katiyar. Subsequently, in a separate case, police has arrested the applicant with the allegation of firing at police party. He falsely implicated the applicant in the present case. Though, there is no recovery of any incriminating material against the applicant and Harish Katiyar was also recovered from the custody of other co-accused persons. It is further submitted that the applicant has no criminal history. It is further submitted that charge sheet has been filed in the present case, therefore, there is no requirement of custodial interrogation. The applicant is a law abiding citizen and he is languishing in jail since 21.01.2025. In

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case, he is granted bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail and would cooperate in the trial proceedings.

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Per contra, learned A.G.A. has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail but could not dispute the aforesaid facts.

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Considering the entire facts and circumstances of the case, submissions of learned counsel for the parties and keeping in view the nature of offence, evidence, complicity of accused and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, I am of the opinion that the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on bail.

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Let the applicant- Ankit @ Vineet Katiyar, involved in the aforementioned 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:-

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i. The applicant 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 him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence.

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ii. The applicant shall cooperate in the trial/investigation 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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iv. The applicant shall attend in accordance with the conditions of the bond executed by him.

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In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail.

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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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It is made clear that the applicant shall be released on the basis of computer generated copy of this order, downloaded from the official website of High Court

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Allahabad and verified by the concerned counsel with the undertaking that the certified copy will be filed within 15 days.

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It is further directed that the trial court shall send the release order to the concerned jail through Bail Order Management System (BOMS) to ensure early release of the applicant.

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Office is directed to send a copy of this order to the applicant through concerned Jail Superintendent via e-mail or e-prison portal in compliance of the order of the Apex Court in the case of Policy Strategy for Grant of Bail, In Re: Suo Motu Writ Petition (Crl.) No.4 of 2021 decided on 31.01.2023 reported in (2024) 10 SCC 685.

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December 10, 2025 S.C.

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(Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal,J.)

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Digitally signed by :- SHUBHAM CHAURASIA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

Ankit Alias Vineet Katiyar v. State of U.P.

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