Abran @ Bingo Khan and Another Vs State of U.P. — Bail and Remand | Allahabad HC (2026)

Abran @ Bingo Khan and Another Vs State of U.P. — Bail and Remand | Allahabad HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Release of the accused-applicants on bail on executing a personal bond and two reliable sureties each, in the like amount, to the satisfaction of the court concerned, subject to conditions: (1) no tampering with evidence; (2) no indulgence in criminal activity; (3) no pressurising/intimidating prosecution witnesses and cooperation in trial; (4) regular appearance on every date fixed by the trial court unless exemption granted; breach entitles the court below to cancel bail.

Issue for consideration

Whether the accused-applicants (Abran @ Bingo Khan and another) should be enlarged on bail in Case Crime No. 55 of 2025 under Sections 309(6) and 317(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Police Station Markundi, District Chitrakoot.

Court's answer

Considering the nature of accusations, severity of punishment in case of conviction, nature of supporting evidence, reasonable apprehension of tampering with witnesses and prima facie case, but without commenting on the merit of the case, a case for bail is made out.

Ratio / Principle

The bail application is allowed; the accused-applicants shall be released on bail on executing a personal bond and two reliable sureties each, in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned, subject to conditions (no tampering with evidence, no criminal activity, no pressurising/intimidating prosecution witnesses and cooperation in trial, regular appearance before the trial court); in the event of breach, the court below may proceed to cancel bail.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bail — S. 483 BNSS, 2023 — Case Crime No. 55 of 2025, Ss. 309(6), 317(2) BNS, 2023, P.S. Markundi, Dist. Chitrakoot — applicant in custody since 10.03.2026 — parity with similarly circumstanced co-accused Kaau @ Negam Ali, enlarged on bail by Co-ordinate Bench vide order dated 13.0.2026 in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 5201 of 2026 — four criminal antecedents explained in affidavit — no likelihood of fleeing from justice or tampering with evidence — held, without commenting on merits, a case for bail made out; application allowed; release on personal bond and two reliable sureties each with conditions; breach to permit cancellation by court below. (Ashutosh Srivastava, J.)

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 13042 of 2026

Abran @ Bingo Khan And Another

	Versus	.....Applicant(s)
State of U.P.		.....Opposite Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s)		: Dev Prakash Singh
Counsel for Opposite Party(s)		: G.A.

Court No. - 68

HON'BLE ASHUTOSH SRIVASTAVA, J.

Heard learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Manoj Kumar Singh, learned AGA for the State-Respondent and perused the record.

This bail application under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 has been moved on behalf of the accused-applicant seeking enlargement on bail in Case Crime No. 55 of 2025, under Sections 309(6), 317(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Police Station Markundi, District Chitrakoot.

Learned counsel for the applicant argued that the accused-applicant is innocent. He has been falsely implicated in this very case crime number and is languishing in jail since 10.03.2026. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that similarly circumstanced co-accused Kaau @ Negam Ali has already been enlarged on bail by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 13.0.2026 in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 5201 of 2026. He submits that the applicant has criminal antecedents of four cases to his credit which has been explained in the affidavit filed in support of the bail application. He further submits that there is no likelihood of his fleeing from course of justice or tampering with evidence in case of release on bail. Hence, bail has been prayed for.

Per contra learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for bail of the applicant, but could not dispute the aforesaid fact.

Considering all above facts and circumstances, the nature of accusations, severity of the punishment in the case of conviction and nature of supporting

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evidence, reasonable apprehension of tampering with the witness and prima facie case, but without commenting on merit of case, a case for bail is made out.

Accordingly, the bail application is allowed .

Let the accused-applicant, Abran @ Bingo Khan And Another, 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:

The applicant will not tamper with the evidence.

The applicant will not indulge in any criminal activity.

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

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

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

April 20, 2026

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(Ashutosh Srivastava,J.)

Digitally signed by :- PAWAN KUMAR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad