Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Rajiv Lochan Shukla, J., May 5, 2026) allowed the bail application of Rupesh Singh in Case Crime No. 36 of 2026 (Sections 319(2), 318(4), 336(3), 340(2) B.N.S. and 66 of I.T. Act, P.S. Chiluatal, district Gorakhpur) on parity with similarly situated co-accused Saloni Yadav and Suraj Kumar Tiwari, who had been granted bail in Criminal Misc. Bail Applications No. 8327 of 2026 and 8960 of 2026. Recovery of laptops, mobile phones and other materials from joint possession of five arrested co-accused noted. Applicant had one previous case (Case Crime No. 57 of 2025) and was on bail therein; heavy sureties imposed — personal bond and two heavy sureties each in the like amount — with standard conditions against tampering, witness intimidation, criminal activity and misuse of liberty; observations confined to the bail application and not the merits.
What did the court decide?
Bail granted: applicant Rupesh Singh to be released on bail in Case Crime No. 36 of 2026 on furnishing a personal bond and two heavy sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned, subject to conditions (no tampering with prosecution evidence; no pressurising or intimidating prosecution witnesses; appearance before the trial court on each and every date fixed unless personal appearance is exempted; no criminal activity during pendency of trial; no misuse of the liberty of bail); the court concerned is at liberty to cancel the bail on breach of any condition.