Charan Lal vs State of U.P.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 15152 of 2026

Charan Lal

.....Applicant(s)

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State of U.P.	.....Opposite Part
Counsel for Applicant(s)	: Inder Pal Singh Tomar, Nushra Siddiqui
Counsel for Opposite Party(s)	: G.A.

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.....Opposite Party(s)

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Court No. - 67

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HON'BLE ARUN KUMAR SINGH DESHWAL, J.

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Heard Ms Shraddha Sonkar, Advocate, holding brief of Ms Nushra Siddiqui, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Anand Pratap Singh, 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. 304 of 2025, under Sections103(1) and 3(5) BNS, Police Station-Bhuta, District-Bareilly, during the pendency of the trial.

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Contention of learned counsel for the applicant is that FIR was lodged with the allegation that the applicant along with two other coaccused persons have assaulted the deceased with knife which resulted in death of the deceased. However, in the statement of the first informant, there was allegation of assaulting the deceased with spear, lathi and knife. It is further submitted that the postmortem report shows that the deceased received only one stab wound which can be caused by knife and on pointing out of the applicant, one danda has been shown to be recovered which cannot cause stab wound and no specific role has been assigned to the applicant. Though, applicant has mentioned in the affidavit that applicant has no criminal history but the learned AGA pointed out that the applicant was also involved in the offence u/s 323, 504, 506 IPC in case crime no.278 of 2022, police station-Bhuta, district-Bareilly. On checking the status of the case from e-court services app, the case is on appearance stage and applicant has to appear before the court below. It is further submitted that charge sheet has been filed in the present case, therefore, there is no requirement of custodial interrogation. The applicant is a law abiding citizen and he is languishing in jail since 06.07.2025. In case, he is granted bail, he will

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not misuse the liberty of bail and would cooperate in the trial proceedings.

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Per contra, learned A.G.A. has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail but could not dispute the aforesaid facts.

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Considering the entire facts and circumstances of the case, submissions of learned counsel for the parties and keeping in view the nature of offence, evidence, complicity of the accused and taking into account overcrowded jails and heavy pendency of criminal cases before the trial courts as well as considering the mandate of the judgement of the Apex Court in the case of Kapil Wadhawan vs Central Bureau of Investigation reported in 2025 SCC OnLine SC 3038 as well as guideline of this Court in the case of Maya Tiwari Vs. State of U.P. reported in 2024 SCC Online All 6765 regarding grant of bail and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, I am of the opinion that the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on bail.

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Let the applicant- Charan Lal, involved in the aforementioned 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, with the following conditions:-

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i. The applicant shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence.

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ii. The applicant shall cooperate in the trial/investigation sincerely without seeking any adjournment.

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iii. The applicant shall not indulge in any criminal activity or commission of any crime after being released on bail.

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iv. The applicant shall attend in accordance with the conditions of the bond executed by him.

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In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail.

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Identity, status and residence proof of the applicant and sureties be verified by the court concerned before the bonds are accepted.

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Verification of mobile number and Aadhaar card of the applicant as

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well as sureties should be verified by the court concerned.

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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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It is further directed that the trial court shall send the release order to the concerned jail through Bail Order Management System (BOMS) to ensure early release of the applicant.

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Office is directed to send a copy of this order to the applicant through Bareilly Jail Superintendent via e-mail or e-prison portal within 24 hours in compliance of the order of the Apex Court in the case of Policy Strategy for Grant of Bail, In Re: Suo Motu Writ Petition (Crl.) No.4 of 2021 decided on 31.01.2023 reported in (2024) 10 SCC 685.

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May 12, 2026 S.C.

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(Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal,J.)

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Digitally signed by :- SHUBHAM CHAURASIA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

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