Priyanshu vs State of U.P.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 12396 of 2026

Priyanshu

	Versus		.....Applicant(s)
State of U.P.			.....Opposite Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s)	: Namrata Shukla	Shukla,	Santosh Kumar
Counsel for Opposite Party(s)	: G.A.

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Court No. - 72

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HON'BLE RAJIV LOCHAN SHUKLA, J.

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Heard, Learned counsel for the applicant, Learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record.

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The instant bail application has been filed with a prayer to release the applicant on bail in Case Crime No.96 of 2026, under Sections 87, 137(2) B.N.S. 2023, Police Station- Shikohabad, District- Firozabad.

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The Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the present case. The applicant has never abducted the victim. The victim has not been recovered from the possession or on the pointing out of the applicant. The statements of the victim recorded under Sections 180 BNSS and 183 BNSS, 2023 indicate that the victim had left her home as she was not being allowed to work and earn money. The applicant has no criminal history. The applicant is in jail since 19.02.2026.

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The Learned A.G.A., on the other hand, has opposed the prayer for grant of bail and has submitted that a charge sheet has also been filed against the applicant. The offence against the applicant has been proved during investigation.

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I have considered the submissions made by the Learned counsels for the parties and perused the material on record.

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A perusal of the statement recorded under Section 183 of BNSS, 2023

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BAIL No. 12396 of 2026

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of the victim indicates that she is a major. She appears to have been tortured by her family members and was being forced to marry against her wishes. She further states that she had started a business of bangles, which was also stopped by her family members. She states that she had left her home of her own free will and took the help of the applicant to obtain a job in a company. No specific allegations have been made against the applicant. The applicant has no criminal antecedents.

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Taking into account all the facts and circumstances of the case, the statements of the victim, prima facie , a case for bail is made out.

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The bail application is allowed .

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Let the accused-applicant- Priyanshu , involved in above mentioned case crime number be released on bail, on his executing a personal bond and two reliable sureties each, in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned, subject to the following conditions:

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i. The applicant will not tamper with the evidence.

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ii. The applicant will not indulge in any criminal activity.

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iii. The applicant will not pressurize/intimidate the prosecution witnesses and co-operate in the trial.

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iv. The applicant will appear regularly on each and every date fixed by the trial court, unless his personal appearance is exempted by the court concerned.

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In the event of breach of any of the aforesaid conditions, the court below will be at liberty to proceed to cancel his bail.

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It is made clear that the applicant shall be released on the basis of computer generated copy of this order, downloaded from the official website of High Court Allahabad and verified by the concerned counsel with the undertaking that the certified copy will be filed within 15 days.

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