Intzar vs State of U.P. — Allahabad HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Intzar vs State of U.P. — Allahabad HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Applicant Intzar to be released on bail on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned, subject to verification of sureties, with conditions that he shall not tamper with evidence or intimidate witnesses and shall appear before the trial court as required.

Issue for consideration

Whether the applicant Intzar should be released on bail in Case Crime No. 22 of 2026 under Sections 64(1), 87, 115(2), 351(2), 123, 127(3) BNS, Police Station Singhawali Ahir, District Baghpat, during the pendency of trial.

Court's answer

Taking into consideration the age of the victim (20 years), her statement u/s 183 BNSS indicating she was a consenting party who travelled with the applicant from Baghpat to Panipat without raising alarm, the delay of about two months in lodging the FIR, and the absence of medical corroboration, and without expressing any opinion on the merits, the Court found that the applicant had made out a prima facie case for bail.

Ratio / Principle

The bail application was allowed; the applicant was to be released on bail on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned, subject to verification of sureties, with the conditions that he shall not tamper with evidence or intimidate witnesses and shall appear before the trial court as required.

Key takeaways

Breach of any of the bail conditions shall entail cancellation of bail, and the observations in the order shall not affect the trial on merits.ratio¶16

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bail — grant of — applicant sought bail in Case Crime No. 22 of 2026 under Sections 64(1), 87, 115(2), 351(2), 123, 127(3) BNS, P.S. Singhawali Ahir, District Baghpat, during pendency of trial. Court took into account the victim's age (20 years), her statement recorded u/s 183 BNSS whereby she seemed to be a consenting party having gone with the applicant from Baghpat to Panipat (more than 50 km apart) without raising alarm, the delay of about two months in lodging the FIR, and absence of medical corroboration; without expressing any opinion on the merits, held a prima facie case for bail was made out and allowed the application. Release directed on personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount, subject to verification of sureties, with conditions not to tamper with evidence or intimidate witnesses and to appear before the trial court; breach to entail cancellation of bail; observations not to affect trial on merits. (Krishan Pahal, J.; April 20, 2026.)

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 13002 of 2026

Intzar

	Versus .....Applicant(s)
State of U.P.	.....Opposite Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s)	: Mamta Singh, Shubham Singh
Counsel for Opposite Party(s)	: G.A.

Court No. - 65

(Sl. No. 9 out of 277)

HON'BLE KRISHAN PAHAL, J.

List has been revised.

Heard Ms. Mamta Singh and Sri Shubham Singh, learned counsels for the applicant, Sri Sunil Kumar, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material placed on record.

Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No. 22 of 2026, under Sections 64(1), 87, 115(2), 351(2), 123, 127(3) BNS, Police Station Singhawali Ahir, District Baghpat, during the pendency of trial.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, the evidence on record, taking into consideration the age of the victim being 20 years; statement of the victim recorded u/s 183 BNSS, whereby she seems to be consenting party, as she had gone with the applicant all the way from Baghpat to Panipat, which are more than 50 kilometers apart and she did not raise any alarm whatsoever; the delay of about two months in lodging of FIR, there being no medical corroboration of the incident, and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, prima facie, the Court is of the view that the applicant has made out a case for bail. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed .

Let the applicant- Intzar, who is involved in aforementioned case crime be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned subject to

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verification of sureties, with the condition that he shall not tamper with evidence or intimidate witnesses and shall appear before the trial court as required.

Breach of any of the above condition shall entail cancellation of bail. The observation herein shall not affect the trial on merits.

(Krishan Pahal,J.)

April 20, 2026

Shalini

Digitally signed by :- SHALINI JAISWAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad