Anmol Puri @ Bala v. the State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko.

Allahabad HC10 Sept 2025BAIL/8484/2025

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What is this about?

Bail application hearing; Anmol Puri @ Bala; State of U.P.; FIR alleging old-enmity beating and fatal firearm injury; post mortem firearm injury chest as cause of death; injured witness statement reportedly did not name applicant; charge framed; testimony of Aditya Kashyap to be recorded within two months; SP Lakhimpur Kheri to ensure recording; Trial Court to expedite other witnesses; rejoinder affidavit taken on record; case listed after two months; no express grant/refusal of bail; Justice Pankaj Bhatia; Allahabad HC Lucknow Bench; 25-11-2025.

What did the court decide?

Considering that charge has been framed, the Court directed that the testimony of Aditya Kashyap be recorded with all expedition within a period of two months without giving any unnecessary adjournments. ¶¶14

Anmol Puri @ Bala vs the State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. — Allahabad HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

Disposed

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Issue for consideration

Consideration of the bail application of Anmol Puri @ Bala in the light of the FIR allegations, the post mortem findings and the statement of the injured witness (grant or refusal of bail not expressly stated in the judgment). +1 more

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Ratio / Principle

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Key takeaways

Superintendent of Police, Lakhimpur Kheri was directed to ensure that the testimony of the said witness is recorded positively within a period of two months.ratio¶¶15
The Trial Court was directed to endeavour to record the testimony of all the other witnesses with all expedition.ratio¶¶19
The case is to be listed after two months, consistent with the two-month deadline fixed for recording the testimony of Aditya Kashyap.ratio

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 8484 of 2025 (Anmol Puri @ Bala applicant; State of U.P. thru. Prin. Secy. Home, Lko. opposite party), decided November 25, 2025 by Hon'ble Pankaj Bhatia, J. Counsel for the applicant submitted that the FIR alleged that on account of old enmity the informant's son was beaten by the applicant and his accomplice, and that the applicant caused the firearm injury which resulted in his death; the post mortem report on record indicates firearm injury on the chest, which is also the cause of death. Counsel further argued that, per the statement of the injured witness, the applicant's name was not taken as having caused the firearm injury. Charge has been framed. The rejoinder affidavit filed that day was taken on record. The Court did not expressly state grant or refusal of bail; it directed that the testimony of Aditya Kashyap be recorded with all expedition within a period of two months without unnecessary adjournments, directed the Superintendent of Police, Lakhimpur Kheri to ensure that testimony is recorded positively within two months, directed the Trial Court to endeavour to record the testimony of all other witnesses expeditiously, and listed the case after two months.

Anmol Puri @ Bala v. the State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko.

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