Shushil Sharan Das v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko.
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Allahabad HC (Lucknow Bench), Court No. 15; Karunesh Singh Pawar, J.; order dated January 29, 2026. Bail application ALLOWED — Shushil Sharan Das v. State of U.P.; Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 1382 of 2025. Offence: FIR/Case Crime No. 567/2018, Sections 419/420/467/468/471 IPC (cheating/cheating-and-forgery cluster), P.S. Kotwali Ayodhya, Dist. Faizabad; alleged false projection as chela of Mahant Deen Dayal/Mahant Siyavar to usurp complainant's property via forgery. Key bail grounds: continuous custody since 20.02.2020; charges not framed till date; criminal antecedents explained in ¶18 supplementary affidavit; offences triable by Magistrate. Precedent relied on: Javed Gulam Nabi Shaikh v. State of Maharashtra, 2024 SCC OnLine SC 1693. Relief: release on personal bond + two sureties each in like amount; conditions — no tampering with evidence, no pressure on witnesses, attendance on all trial dates; observations expressly confined to bail stage.