Sonu v. State of U.P.
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Rajiv Lochan Shukla, J.), Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 15396 of 2026, decided May 6, 2026. Bail allowed to applicant Sonu in Case Crime No. 482 of 2025 under Sections 137(2) and 87 BNS, Police Station Chopan, District Sonbhadra. Key factors: delay of almost one month and seven days in FIR; victim not recovered from applicant's possession or pointing out; no allegation of sexual assault in Section 183 BNSS statement; victim claims love affair, no abduction allegation; no criminal antecedents; custody since 20.01.2026. Release on personal bond and two sureties with standard conditions; cancellation liberty on breach; BOMS transmission of release order. No precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Bail granted to applicant Sonu on execution of a personal bond and two reliable sureties each in the like amount, subject to conditions (no tampering with evidence, no criminal activity, no pressurizing/intimidating prosecution witnesses, cooperation in trial, regular appearance before the trial court); breach entitles the court below to cancel bail; release permitted on computer-generated copy of the order downloaded from the official website of High Court Allahabad and verified by counsel, with certified copy to be filed within 15 days; trial court directed to send the release order to the concerned jail through Bail Order Management System (BOMS).