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

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

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Anticipatory bail under Section 482 BNSS granted to applicant Naushad, subject to deposit of Rs. 50,000/- with the trial court and furnishing of guarantee/personal bond; upon compliance with conditions (i)-(v) (no evasion of arrest, no threats/inducement, attendance before the trial court when required, no commission of any similar offence, no tampering with evidence/documents), the trial court is at liberty to release him on interim anticipatory bail.

Issue for consideration

Whether the applicant's anticipatory bail application under Section 482 BNSS in connection with FIR No. 154/2018 (registered under Section 376 IPC) should be granted, weighing the submissions of both sides, the anticipatory-bail parameters established by the Supreme Court (gravity of the accusation, likelihood of the applicant fleeing justice or tampering, and his criminal antecedents), and the facts and consequences of the matter.

Court's answer

The applicant's anticipatory bail application is accepted/granted.

Ratio / Principle

The grant is conditional upon the applicant depositing Rs. 50,000/- with the trial court concerned and furnishing the requisite guarantee/personal bond to its satisfaction.

Key takeaways

Subject to compliance with the conditions enumerated above, the trial court shall be at liberty to release the applicant on interim anticipatory bail.ratio¶¶20
Release on interim anticipatory bail is subject to five conditions: (i) the applicant shall not evade arrest; (ii) shall not directly or indirectly threaten or influence any person; (iii) shall present himself before the trial court as and when required; (iv) shall not commit any offence of the nature alleged against him or connected therewith; (v) shall not tamper with or cause harm/loss to material evidence, documents or electronic records, failing which the trial court may cancel the interim anticipatory bail and he may again become liable to be apprehended.ratio¶¶19

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Judicature at Allahabad (Dr. Gautam Chowdhary, J.; Neutral Citation No. 2025:AHC:143885), by order dated 21.8.2025, allowed Criminal Misc. Anticipatory Bail Application U/S 482 BNSS No. 4121 of 2025 of applicant Naushad (Opposite Parties: State of U.P. and Another; counsel: Zafeer Ahmad for applicant; G.A. for opposite party). The application arose from FIR No. 154/2018 under Section 376 IPC, in which an additional offence under Section 376 IPC was included during examination of a witness; the trial court had recorded the applicant's deposition dated 13.04.2018 under Sections 452, 354 बत, 323, 504, 506 IPC, and the complainant's statements under Sections 161 and 164 Cr.P.C. were noted to be mutually contradictory. Relying on Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre vs. State of Maharashtra, (2011) 1 SCC 694, and after weighing the submissions of both sides, the Court accepted the application subject to deposit of Rs. 50,000/- with the trial court and furnishing of guarantee/personal bond, leaving the trial court free to release the applicant on interim anticipatory bail subject to conditions: not to evade arrest; not to threaten or influence anyone; to appear before the trial court whenever required; not to commit any offence similar to that alleged or connected therewith; and not to tamper with or damage evidence/documents, failing which the interim bail may be cancelled by the trial court.

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:143885

Court No. - 70

Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 4121 of 2025

Applicant :- Naushad Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Zafeer Ahmad Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

Hon'ble Dr. Gautam Chowdhary,J.

वररममनदमणणणकपककररअगगमजममनरपमररनमपत, आववदकककओरसव मम०अ०सस० 154/2018, अनरर धमरम 376 भमररतयदणणससगहरम, रमनम भभजपमर, जजलमममरमदमबमदममअगगमजममनरककममरकररवहहएइसपमररनम कवसमरयभजजरगकयमरयमहहगकगररफरमरतककणसरगरममआववदककभ जममनरपरररहमगकयमजमसकव।

आववदककवगवदमनअजधवकमएवसगवदमनअपरशमसककयअजधवकमकभ समनमररमपतमवलतकमपररशतलनगकयम।

आववदककवगवदमनअजधवकमनवरकरपसरमरगकयमगकआववदकगनदरष हह, उसवउपरभकधमरमओसममदवषवशरसरवपरवशमनकरनवककगनयरसव आजलपगकयमरयमहह, उसवआशसकमहहगकउसवउपरभकवगर मममलवमम गररफरमरगकयमजमसकरमहहजबगकउसकवगवरदकभईगवशवसनतयसमकय नहहहह।पमससगरकरथययहभतहहगकगवचमररनयमयमलयदमरमआववदककभ इसमममलममम, धमरम 452, 354 बत, 323, 504, 506 भम०दस०गव०कव असरर अपनवआदवशगदनमसक 13.04.2018 कवदमरमजममनरपदमनककहह, गकसरमरतसयगवववचनमकव ददरमनगवववचकदमरमइसममधमरम 376 भम०दस०गव०ककबढभतरतकररवहहएआरभपपतदमजखलगकयमरयम, जजसपर नयमयमलयदमरमपससजमनजलयमरयम, गकसरमआववदककभकभईनभगटस/सममन पमपनहहहहआ।उलवखनतयरथययहहहगककजररपतगडरमकवगचगकतसतय परतकरआखयमकवअवलभकनसवसपषरपसवपररलगकरहहगककजरर पतगडरमकभकभईबमहरतचभटअसगकरनहहहहररमकजररपतगडरमकवधमरम 161 दस०प०सस०कवबयमनवधमरम 164 दस०प०सस०कवबयमनममपरसपर गवरभधमभमषभतहह।चचगकसआववदक, कजररपतगडरमकमचचवरमद व रहह,

इसजलएकजररपतगडरमदमरमआववदककभदमरमशयकवरहरइसमममलममम नमगमरगकयमरयमहह, इसककपररपमगषकजररपतगडरमकवगचगकतसतयपरतकर आखयमकवअनमसमरभतहभरहतहह।पमननउनकमकरनहहगकआववदक गवचमररऔरजमचकवददरमनसहयभरकरनवकमवचनदवरमहहगकवहजमच एजमसतयमनयमयमलयदमरमअपवगकरसमयपरउपणसरररहवरमएवसआववदक ककओरसवयहआशवमसनगदयमरयमहहगकवहकमनचनककपगकयममम सहयभरकरनवकव जलएरहयमरहहऔरजबभतआवशयकरमहभरतवह ईममनदमरतसवनयमयमलयकवसमकखमदकभउपलबधकरमएरमऔरउनसभत शररसकभसवतकमरकरनवकवजलएभतरहयमरहह, जभनयमयमलयउसपर अजधरभगपरकरवरत।

गवदमनअपरशमसककयअजधवकमदमरमअगभयमककवअगगमजममनरकव गवरभधममयहरकरपसरमरगकयमरयमगकइसमममलवममअगभयमकककभचगमकम पररलगकरहभरहतहहररमइसघटनमममउसककभचगमकमससभमवयहह।इसजलए अगभयमककभअगगमजममनरपरममकनगकयमजमय।

यहमसपमससगरकरथयहहगक Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre vs. State of Maharashtra, (2011) 1 SCC 694 कवमममलवमम ममननतयउचचरमनयमयमलयदमरमयहअवधमरररगकयमरयमहहगकअगगम जममनरयमगचकमपरनयमय-गनररयनकररवसमयनयमयमलयकभआरभपपकक पककगरऔररसभतररम, आरभपतककनयमगयकपगकयमसवभमरनवककससभमवनम परगवचमरकरनमचमगहएऔरयहगकनयमयमलयकभआरभपतकवगवरद उपलबधसभतसममगतकमसमवधमनतसवमचलयमसकनकरनमचमगहएऔरआरभपत ककवमसरगवकभचगमकमपरभतगवचमरकरनमचमगहए।

उभयपककवरकरएवसवररममनमममलवममअगगमजममनरससबसधतगवजधकव सरमगपरजसदमसरपकभधयमनममरखरवहहएऔरपककमरपकव गवदमन अजधवकमओसकवकरनप, आरभपपककपककगर, आववदकककभचगमकमऔर मममलवकवसभतरथयपएवसपररणसरगरयपकभधयमनममरखरवहहए, मममलवकव रमर-दभषपरगबनमकभईगवचमरवयकगकएअगगमजममनरककपमररनम सवतकमरगकएजमनवयभगयहह।

यहअगगमजममनरआववदनपतसवतकमर गकयमजमरमहह। 7. रदनमसमर,

उपरभकममकदममअपरमधससखयमममसणममजलरआववदकककगररफरमरतकक दशममम, उसवससबसजधरगवचमररनयमयमलयककससरमगषपरर० 50,000/- कम

वयगकररबसधपतएवसउसतधनरमगशकवदभपगरभचपसरमरकरनवपर , सत परतकरकवगनसरमररहभनवरकगनमनशररकवअधतनअगगमजममनरपर ममकगकयमजमएरम :-

i) आववदकअगभयभजनपककवसमकयपकवसमरछवडछमडनहहकरवरम। ii) आववदकअगभयभजनपककवरवमहपकभधमकमएरमयमपरवशमननहह करवरम।

iii) आववदकगवचमररनयमयमलयदमरमगनधम र ररपतयवकगरजरपरउपणसरर हभरम।

iv) आववदकउसअपरमधकवसममनकभईअपरमधनहहकरवरम, जजसकम आरभपआववदकपरलरमयमरयमहहयमजजसकवगकएजमनवकमससदवहहह।

v) आववदकमममलवकवरथयपसवपररगचरगकसतवयगककभपतयकयम अपतयकरपसवकभईपलभभन, धमककयमवमदमनहहकरवरम, जजससववह वयगकनयमयमलययमगकसतपमजलसअजधकमरतकभरथयबरमनवसवगवममखहभ जमएयमसमकयपकवसमरछवडछमडकरम।

गवचमररनयमयमलय उपयमरकगकसतभतशररकवउलसघनककणसरगरमम, कमनचनकवअनमसमरआववदकककजममनररदकरनवकवजलएसवरसतहभरम। Order Date :- 21.8.2025 CP.sahani

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