Pyare Miya vs State of U.P. — Anticipatory Bail | Allahabad HC (2025)

Pyare Miya vs State of U.P. — Anticipatory Bail | Allahabad HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Anticipatory bail granted: in the event of arrest in Case Crime No. 297 of 2025, the applicant Pyare Miya shall be released on furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 50,000/- with two sureties each in the like amount, subject to conditions (i)-(iv) (no tampering with evidence and appearance before trial Court unless exempted; no inducement, threat or promise to dissuade disclosure of facts; cooperation during trial and no misuse of the liberty of bail; no leaving India without prior permission of the Court concerned); on breach of any condition, the prosecution may file an application for cancellation of the anticipatory bail.

Issue for consideration

Whether anticipatory bail ought to be granted to the applicant (Pyare Miya) facing arrest in Case Crime No. 297 of 2025 (Sections 109, 191(2), 115(2), 351(3), 352, 117(2) B.N.S., Police Station Ganjdundwara, District Kasganj), judged against the settled Supreme Court criteria for anticipatory bail, the nature of the accusation, the applicant's assigned role (exhortation), the non-dangerous nature of the injuries, his criminal history, and his undertaking to cooperate and not misuse the liberty of bail.

Court's answer

None of the injuries suffered by the injured person is dangerous to life, and the applicant has been assigned only the role of exhortation.

Ratio / Principle

The Court reached its decision taking into account all attending facts and circumstances of the case, the settled principles of law governing anticipatory bail (including the criteria laid down in Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre v. State of Maharashtra), the submissions of counsel for both sides, the nature of the accusation and the role of the applicant, expressly refraining from expressing any opinion on the merits.

Key takeaways

On the foregoing assessment, the Court concluded that a case for anticipatory bail was made out.ratio¶21
The anticipatory bail application of Pyare Miya is allowed.ratio¶22
In the event of arrest in the aforesaid case crime, the applicant Pyare Miya shall be released on anticipatory bail upon furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 50,000/- with two sureties each in the like amount, to the satisfaction of the Court concerned, subject to four conditions: (i) not to tamper with evidence and to appear before the trial Court on fixed dates unless exempted; (ii) not to make any inducement, threat or promise to dissuade any person acquainted with the facts from disclosing them to the Court or police; (iii) to cooperate during trial and not misuse the liberty of bail; and (iv) not to leave India without prior permission of the Court concerned.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

ALLAHABAD HC (Court No. 72) | NABAIL No. 9072 of 2025 (Anticipatory Bail u/s 482 BNSS) | Pyare Miya v. State of U.P. | Jitendra Kumar Sinha, J. | Decided November 19, 2025 | ALLOWED. Anticipatory bail granted to Pyare Miya sought to be arrested in Case Crime No. 297 of 2025, Police Station Ganjdundwara, District Kasganj, under Sections 109, 191(2), 115(2), 351(3), 352, 117(2) of B.N.S. Basis: none of the injuries suffered by the injured is dangerous to life; applicant assigned only the role of exhortation; criminal history limited to one case in which a final report has been submitted; undertaking to cooperate during trial and not misuse the liberty of bail. Court relied on the settled anticipatory-bail criteria stated in Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre v. State of Maharashtra, (2011) 1 SCC 694 (nature and gravity of accusation, antecedents, possibility of flight, careful evaluation of entire available material, exact role of accused), considering attending facts, nature of accusation and role without expressing any opinion on merits. Terms: personal bond Rs. 50,000/- with two sureties each in the like amount; conditions (i)-(iv) — no tampering with evidence/appearance before trial Court unless exempted, no inducement/threat/promise to dissuade disclosure, cooperation during trial and no misuse of bail, no leaving India without prior permission; on default, prosecution free to file application for cancellation of the anticipatory bail.