Aman Pal Vs State of U.P. and Another — Anticipatory Bail | Allahabad HC (2025)

Aman Pal Vs State of U.P. and Another — Anticipatory Bail | Allahabad HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Anticipatory bail granted to applicant Aman Pal till submission of the police report under section 173(2) Cr.P.C., on furnishing a personal bond with two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the trial court concerned, subject to the conditions listed at ¶¶13-15; Investigating Officer directed to conclude investigation preferably within three months from production of a certified copy of the order.

Issue for consideration

Whether applicant Aman Pal is entitled to anticipatory bail in respect of Case Crime No. 564 of 2024, under Sections 109(1), 117(2), 351(3), 352 of B.N.S. 2023, Police Station-Dhoomanganj, District-Allahabad.

Court's answer

Without expressing any opinion on the merits, and considering the nature of accusation and antecedents, the applicant is entitled to be released on anticipatory bail for a limited period, taking into account the exception considered by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Sushila Aggarwal v. State (NCT of Delhi).

Ratio / Principle

Applicant Aman Pal is to be released on anticipatory bail till submission of the police report under section 173(2) Cr.P.C., on furnishing a personal bond with two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the trial court, subject to conditions: availability for interrogation as and when required; no inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts so as to dissuade disclosure; no departure from India without previous permission of the Court and deposit of any passport with the S.S.P./S.P. concerned; on breach of any condition, the Investigating Officer may file an appropriate application for cancellation of the anticipatory bail.

Key takeaways

The Investigating Officer is directed to conclude the investigation of the present case in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within three months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order, independently and without being prejudiced by any observation made by this Court while deciding the anticipatory bail application.¶¶17

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Allahabad High Court (Court No. 70; Deepak Verma, J.), Criminal Misc. Anticipatory Bail Application U/S 482 BNSS No. 1231 of 2025, decided 7.3.2025 (Neutral Citation 2025:AHC:34363): Anticipatory bail GRANTED to applicant Aman Pal for a LIMITED PERIOD — till submission of the police report under section 173(2) Cr.P.C. — in Case Crime No. 564 of 2024 under Sections 109(1), 117(2), 351(3), 352 of B.N.S. 2023 (Police Station-Dhoomanganj, District-Allahabad), on furnishing a personal bond with two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the trial court, subject to conditions (availability for interrogation; no inducement, threat or promise; no leaving India without previous permission, with deposit of any passport before the S.S.P./S.P. concerned). The limited-period grant rests on the exception considered by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Sushila Aggarwal Vs. State (NCT of Delhi), 2020 SCC Online SC 98; the Court expressly refrained from expressing any opinion on the merits. The Investigating Officer was directed to conclude the investigation expeditiously, preferably within three months of production of a certified copy of the order, independently and without prejudice from this Court's observations, and may seek cancellation of bail on breach of any condition. Application stands allowed. Judgment also records that co-accused Dalveer @ Vijay Pratap Singh had received interim relief from a coordinate Bench vide order dated 17.01.205 (as printed) in Criminal Misc. Writ Petition No. 199 of 2025.