Anuj Sharma v. State of U.P.
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail | S.482 BNSS | BNS Ss. 333, 352, 115(2), 76, 351(2) | Case Crime No. 49 of 2025 | P.S. Jahangirabad, Dist. Bulandshahr | charge sheet filed | Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre v. State of Maharashtra (2011) 1 SCC 694 factors applied | Allahabad High Court, Dr. Gautam Chowdhary, J. | application rejected on 21.05.2025 without opinion on merits. Single-judge Bench rejected Anuj Sharma's anticipatory bail application; State (through A.G.A.) opposed on the ground that a charge sheet had been submitted; Court applied the Mhetre guidelines and found no case for anticipatory bail made out.
What did the court decide?
Considering the settled principles of law regarding anticipatory bail (including the factors laid down in Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre v. State of Maharashtra), the submissions of learned counsel for the parties, the nature of accusation, the role of the applicant and all attending facts and circumstances, and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the Court held that no case for anticipatory bail is made out.