Suraj Giri and Another v. State of U.P.
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Jitendra Kumar Sinha, J., Court No. 69) allowed Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 13420 of 2026 under Section 483 BNSS, 2023 filed by Suraj Giri and Nitesh Kumar Yadav, police personnel, in Case Crime No. 131 of 2026 under Sections 8, 20(b), 27A, 29 NDPS Act, P.S. Ramkola, District Kushinagar. Applicants' names surfaced only in confessional statements of co-accused Sundar Lal Nishad and Suresh Yadav, from whose possession 21.1 Kg ganja was said to have been recovered; nothing recovered from the applicants; in jail since 24.03.2026. Released on Rs. 50,000/- personal bond with two sureties each, with conditions on non-tampering, non-intimidation of witnesses and presence under Section 351 BNSS; order without expression on merits.
What did the court decide?
Applicants Suraj Giri and Nitesh Kumar Yadav to be released on bail on furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 50,000/- each with two sureties each in the like amount, subject to conditions (no inducement/tampering, no pressurising witnesses, personal presence at opening of case/framing of charge/statement under Section 351 BNSS, undertaking against adjournments, presence on each date); breach to be ground for cancellation of bail.