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Arjun Vishwakarma v. State of U.P.

Allahabad HC18 Dec 2025BAIL/43830/2025

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What is this about?

Allahabad High Court, Ajay Bhanot, J. — Arjun Vishwakarma v. State of U.P., Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 43830 of 2025 (decided 18.12.2025): second bail application; applicant in custody since 02.06.2024; Case Crime No. 300 of 2024, Sections 302, 324 IPC, P.S. Gagaha, District Gorakhpur; bail not decided; trial court directed to file tabulated report on cause of trial delay and trial status (chargesheet/charge dates, prosecution witnesses proposed, examined, summoned-absent, coercive measures); matter listed 22.01.2026; copy to trial judge via District Judge, Gorakhpur by Registrar (Compliance) by e-mail.

What did the court decide?

No decision on bail; directions issued to the trial court to report the cause of trial delay and trial status; matter listed for 22.01.2026. ¶23

Arjun Vishwakarma vs State of U.P. — Murder and Culpable Homicide | Allahabad HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

No decision on bail; directions issued to the trial court to report the cause of trial delay and trial status; matter listed for 22.01.2026.

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Issue for consideration

Whether the applicant should be granted bail (second bail application; applicant in custody since 02.06.2024). +1 more

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Ratio / Principle

The learned trial court is directed to send a report on the cause for the delay in the trial and to disclose the status of the trial in Case Crime No. 300 of 2024 in tabulated form, covering: dates of filing of chargesheet and framing of charge; number of prosecution witnesses in the chargesheet; number and particulars of witnesses proposed to be examined; the list/calendar of proposed prosecution witnesses; names and number of witnesses examined with dates; witnesses summoned but not attending with dates; and witnesses against whom coercive measures have been taken with dates.

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Key takeaways

The matter is to be put up on 22.01.2026 in the list of fresh cases.ratio¶23
A copy of the order is to be communicated to the learned trial judge through the learned District Judge, Gorakhpur by the Registrar (Compliance) by e-mail.ratio¶24

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Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 43830 of 2025, Arjun Vishwakarma v. State of U.P., High Court of Judicature at Allahabad (Hon'ble Ajay Bhanot, J.), decided December 18, 2025. Second bail application by an applicant in jail since 02.06.2024 in Case Crime No. 300 of 2024 under Sections 302, 324 IPC, Police Station Gagaha, District Gorakhpur. Bail was not decided on merits; instead the Court directed the learned trial court to send a report on the cause for the delay in the trial and to disclose the trial status in tabulated form, including: dates on which the chargesheet was filed and charge framed; number of prosecution witnesses in the chargesheet; number and particulars (eye witness, expert witness etc.) of witnesses proposed to be examined; the list/calendar of proposed prosecution witnesses; names and number of witnesses examined with dates; witnesses summoned but not attending with dates; and witnesses against whom coercive measures have been taken with dates. Matter put up on 22.01.2026 in the list of fresh cases; copy of the order to be communicated to the trial judge through the District Judge, Gorakhpur by the Registrar (Compliance) by e-mail.

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 43830 of 2025

Arjun Vishwakarma

.....Applicant(s)

Versus

State of U.P.

.....Opposite Party(s)

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Counsel for Applicant(s)	: Umesh Chandra Prajapati
Counsel for Opposite Party(s)	: G.A.

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Court No. - 49

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HON'BLE AJAY BHANOT, J.

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Matter is taken up in the revised call.

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This is the second bail application. The applicant is in jail since 02.06.2024.

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Learned trial court shall send a report regarding the cause for the delay in the trial and shall disclose the status of the trial in Case Crime No.300 of 2024 under Sections 302, 324 IPC, Police Station-Gagaha, District-Gorakhpur along with the following details in tabulated form:-

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(1) Dates on which chargesheet was filed and the charge was framed.

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(2) Number of prosecution witnesses in the chargesheet.

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(3) Number and particulars (i.e. name, nature of witness like eye witness and expert witness etc.) of prosecution witnesses proposed to be examined as per the charge sheet.

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(4) List of proposed prosecution witnesses/calendar submitted before the trial court for examination during the trial.

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(5) Names and number of prosecution witnesses who have been examined before the trial court with dates.

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(6) Names and number of witnesses who have been summoned

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BAIL No. 43830 of 2025

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but have not attended the trial proceedings on the appointed dates with dates.

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(7) Names and number of witnesses against whom coercive measures have been taken out with dates.

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Put up this matter on 22.01.2026 in the list of fresh cases.

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A copy of this order be communicated to the learned trial judge through the learned District Judge, Gorakhpur by the Registrar (Compliance) by e-mail.

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(Ajay Bhanot,J.)

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December 18, 2025

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Ashish Tripathi

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Digitally signed by :- ASHISH NAYAN TRIPATHI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

Arjun Vishwakarma v. State of U.P.

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