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Mahendra v. State of U.P. and 3 Others

Allahabad HC7 Apr 2026BAIL/11469/2026

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What is this about?

Bail application (Allahabad High Court, Krishan Pahal, J., order dated 07.04.2026) adjourned with trial-monitoring directions: trial judge to report status of trial and cause of delay - framing of charge, prosecution witnesses proposed and examined, witness presence, adjournments and reasons; listing on 29.4.2026 among top twenty cases; Mahendra v. State of U.P.; speedy trial; witness examination; Registrar (Compliance); notice to informant served 15.3.2026.

What did the court decide?

Interim directions only; bail application not finally decided: (i) Trial Judge to send a fresh report on trial status and cause of delay in tabulated form; (ii) case listed on 29.4.2026 among top twenty cases with the report; (iii) copy of order to be conveyed to the trial judge through the District Judge by the Registrar (Compliance). ¶16

Mahendra vs State of U.P. and 3 Others — Allahabad HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Issue for consideration

Consideration of the applicant Mahendra's bail application (Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 11469 of 2026). +1 more

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Court's answer

Case to be listed on 29.4.2026 among the top twenty cases in the daily cause list along with the report; the bail application was accordingly deferred and not finally decided at this stage.

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Ratio / Principle

Directed the learned Trial Judge to forthwith send a fresh report on the status of the trial and the cause for delay, in tabulated form covering: (i) date of framing of charge; (ii) number and particulars of prosecution witnesses proposed as per the charge sheet; (iii) names and number of prosecution witnesses examined with dates; (iv) instances of witness presence and adjournments with reasons.

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Key takeaways

If the trial has already been decided, the trial court need not send the aforesaid details, but must mention the date of disposal and the result.ratio¶15
Copy of the order to be communicated to the learned trial judge through the learned District Judge concerned by the Registrar (Compliance) by e-mail/FAX.ratio¶19

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Allahabad High Court (Krishan Pahal, J.), Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 11469 of 2026 - Mahendra v. State of U.P. and 3 Others, order dated 07.04.2026: Interim order in a pending bail application. Informant's notice served on 15.3.2026. Court directed the learned Trial Judge to forthwith send a fresh report on the status of the trial and the cause for delay, in tabulated form: (i) date of framing of charge; (ii) number and particulars of prosecution witnesses proposed as per the charge sheet; (iii) names and number of prosecution witnesses examined with dates; (iv) instances of witness presence and adjournments with reasons; such details dispensable if the trial stands decided, in which event the date of disposal and result are to be stated. Case listed for 29.4.2026 among the top twenty cases in the daily cause list; copy of the order to be sent to the trial judge through the District Judge by the Registrar (Compliance) by e-mail/FAX.

Mahendra v. State of U.P. and 3 Others

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