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Ankit Kumar v. State of Up and Another

Allahabad HC7 May 2025BAILC/493/2024

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What is this about?

Bail cancellation application disposed, not allowed; relegation to Witness Protection Scheme 2018 (clause 2(c)); reliance on Mahender Chawla and others v. Union of India (2019) 14 SCC 615; Sections 420, 406, 506 IPC; trial/case no. 785 of 2023; applicant Ankit Kumar v. State of U.P. and Another; Allahabad High Court; Hon'ble Dr. Gautam Chowdhary, J.; Neutral Citation 2025:AHC:75052; decision dated 8.5.2025.

What did the court decide?

No cancellation of bail ordered; the application is disposed of with the condition/direction that the applicant first seek recourse under the Witness Protection Scheme, 2018 before the competent authority (clause 2(c)), whose decision is expected within approximately one month. ¶11

Ankit Kumar Vs State of Up and Another — Cheating and Forgery | Allahabad HC (2025)

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Issue for consideration

Whether the bail granted to accused/opposite party no. 02 in trial/case no. 785 of 2023 (Sections 420, 406, 506 IPC) should be cancelled on the application of Ankit Kumar. +1 more

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Court's answer

The bail cancellation application is finally disposed of (rather than allowed), subject to the condition that the applicant first submits an application under the Witness Protection Scheme, 2018 before the competent authority.

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Ratio / Principle

Recording, in line with the view taken in Mahender Chawla and others v. Union of India, (2019) 14 SCC 615, that the benefit/opportunity of the Witness Protection Scheme, 2018 is available to the applicant.

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Key takeaways

Direction that under clause 2(c) of the Witness Protection Scheme, 2018 a competent authority be nominated/constituted and the applicant's application be decided within the stipulated period (approximately one month).ratio¶11

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Allahabad High Court (Hon'ble Dr. Gautam Chowdhary, J.), Criminal Misc. Bail Cancellation Application No. 493 of 2024 (Ankit Kumar v. State of U.P. and Another), Order Date 8.5.2025, Neutral Citation 2025:AHC:75052. The applicant sought cancellation of bail granted to accused/opposite party no. 02 in trial/case no. 785 of 2023 under Sections 420, 406, 506 IPC. Relying on Mahender Chawla and others v. Union of India, (2019) 14 SCC 615, and noting the availability of the Witness Protection Scheme, 2018, the court disposed of the bail cancellation application with the condition that the applicant first move the competent authority under the Scheme; under clause 2(c) a competent authority is to be nominated and the application decided within approximately one month. CAVEAT: the Hindi body text is severely OCR-corrupted; holdings rest on partially legible text and are marked low confidence.

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:75052

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Court No. - 86

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Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL CANCELLATION APPLICATION No. - 493 of 2024

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Applicant :- Ankit Kumar Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Lal Bahadur,Ram Sajiwan Prajapati Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

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Hon'ble Dr. Gautam Chowdhary,J.

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ससचचपपनरचककत।

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आववदकककओरसवककईउपसससतनहहहह।कवददनअपरशदसककय अधधवकदककसपनदएववपतदवलचकदपररशचलनककयद।

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वतरमदनददसणणकपककररजमदनतकनरसतचकररपदसरनदपत, वददच/पसम ससचनदकतदर अवककतकपमदर ककओरसवमप०अ०सव० 785 सन 2023, अनतररत धदरद 420, 406, 506 भद०दव०कव०, सदनदशदहपपर, धजलदरकरखपपरमम अकभयपक/कवपकचसव० 02. मककहतकपमदरर प दककजमदनतकनरसतकरनवहवतप पसतपतककयदरयदहह। 3. वददच/पसमससचनदकतदर कव कवददन अधधवकद कद कसन हह कक अकभयपक/कवपकचसव० 02 ककजमदनत, जमदनतआदवशममकनकहतशतरकव अधचनदचरयचसच, ककनतपअकभयपक/कवपकचसव० 02 नवजमदनतआदवशमम कनकहतशतरकदउलवघनककयदहह, उसकवददरदवददचएववउसकवरवदहहकक णरदयद-धमकदयद जद रहद हह, इस सवबवध मम पसम ससचनदकतदर ददरद पपधलस/पशदसकनकअधधकदररयहकवसमकआववदनपतभचपसतपतककयदरयदहह। 4. कवददनअपरशदसककयअधधवकदकदकसनहहककवददच/पसमससचनदकतदर कवपदससदकचसवरकरयकजनद, 2018 कवतहतयहउपदय/अवसरउपलबधहह औरउसकवददरदजमदनतकनरसतचकररआववदनपतपसतपतकरनवकवबजदय सदकचसवरकरयकजनद, 2018 कवतहतपसमससचनदकतदर/ रवदहहककउपलबध करदयचरयचसपरकदकवपकदशममइसजमदनतकनरसतचकररआववदनपतकद कनसतदररककयदजदसकतदहह।

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कवददनअपरशदसककयअधधवकदकवतकरकवदकषरत, इसनयदयदलयकद मतहहककचसचककवददच/ पसमससचनदकतदरकवपदससदकचसवरकरयकजनद, 2018 कवतहतसपरकदपदपकरनवकदअवसरउपलबधहह, धजसवमदननचयउचचतम नयदयदलयनव Mahender Chawla and others Vs. Union

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of India reported in (2019) 14 SCC 615 मममवजसदचदवदच हह।

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तदनपसदर, यहजमदनतकनरसतचकररआववदनपतइससमपकककवसदस असनतमरपसवकनसतदररतककयदजदतदहहककयकदवददच/ पसमससचनदकतदरइस आदवशककपमदकरतपकतधलकपकवसदसअपनचकशकदयतहकवकनवदररकवधलए सदकचसवरकरयकजनद, 2018 ममकनधद र रतपदरपममसकमपदधधकदरचकवसमक आववदनपतपसतपतकरतदहह, तकसदकचसवरकरयकजनद, 2018 ककधदरद 2(c) कवतहतएकसपदहकवअनदरसकमपदधधकदरचददरदततकदलवददच/ पसमससचनदकतदरकव आववदनपतपरकवचदरककयदजदएरदएववउसपर यसदशचघ/यसदसवभव 1 मदहकवअवदरकवधधककनररयधलयदजदएरद।

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यहजमदनतकनरसतचकररआववदनपतअवकतमरपसवकनसतदररत 7. तदनपसदर, ककयदजदतदहह।

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Order Date :- 8.5.2025 CP.sahani/ Shaukat Ali

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Digitally signed by :- CHANDRA PRAKASH SAHANI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

Ankit Kumar v. State of Up and Another

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