Vinod Kashyap Alias Vinod Upadhyay v. State of U.P. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Deepak Verma, J., single judge) rejects anticipatory bail application under Section 482 BNSS in Case Crime No. 497 of 2024 (Section 299 B.N.S.; Sections 3 and 5(1), Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, Police Station Izzat Nagar, District Bareilly). Grounds: applicant did not approach with clean hands - earlier interim protection in Criminal Misc. Writ Petition No. 17878 of 2024 (order dated 08.11.2024) not disclosed in the application and not supplied to the Investigating Officer; non-cooperation with investigation; NBW issued vide order dated 21.10.2024. Court: 'no case for interference by this Court is made out'; application rejected on 22.1.2025. Keywords: anticipatory bail, BNSS 482, BNS 299, unlawful conversion, Bareilly, clean hands, NBW, interim protection disclosure.
What did the court decide?
In view of the objections raised (undisclosed earlier interim protection of 08.11.2024 in Criminal Misc. Writ Petition No. 17878 of 2024, non-supply of that order to the Investigating Officer, non-cooperation with the investigation, and the NBW issued on 21.10.2024), the Court held that no case for interference by this Court is made out.