Chanchal Vs State of U.P. — Cheating and Forgery | Allahabad HC (2026)

Chanchal Vs State of U.P. — Cheating and Forgery | Allahabad HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Bail granted to accused-applicant Chanchal in Case Crime No. 947 of 2025 on executing a personal bond and two reliable sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned, subject to four conditions: (1) not to tamper with evidence; (2) not to indulge in criminal activity; (3) not to pressurise/intimidate prosecution witnesses and to cooperate in the trial; (4) to appear regularly on each date fixed by the trial court unless personal appearance is exempted; breach of any condition entitles the court below to cancel bail.

Issue for consideration

Whether the accused-applicant Chanchal, in custody since 11.12.2025 in Case Crime No. 947 of 2025 under Sections 318(4), 319(2), 336(3), 338, 340(2) and 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Police Station Bisrakh, District Gautam Buddha, should be enlarged on bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

Court's answer

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

Ratio / Principle

The bail application is allowed; accused-applicant Chanchal is to 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 of any condition, the court below is at liberty to cancel his bail.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bail under Section 483, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — applicant Chanchal accused in Case Crime No. 947 of 2025 under Sections 318(4), 319(2), 336(3), 338, 340(2), 61(2), Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, P.S. Bisrakh, District Gautam Buddha; in jail since 11.12.2025; co-accused Indramani @ Raja @ Indra already enlarged on bail on 26.04.2026 in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 10180 of 2026; no criminal antecedent contended; considering nature of accusations, severity of punishment, supporting evidence and apprehension of tampering, without commenting on merits, bail allowed on personal bond and two sureties with conditions against tampering, criminal activity, witness intimidation, with obligation of regular trial appearance; breach permits cancellation by court below.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 16004 of 2026

Chanchal

	Versus .....Applicant(s)
State of U.P.	.....Opposite Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) Counsel for Opposite Party(s)	: Ashvani Kumar Tiwari : G.A., Mansi Mishra, Pramod Kumar

Court No. - 68

HON'BLE ASHUTOSH SRIVASTAVA, J.

Supplementary affidavit filed by learned counsel for the applicant, today in the Court, which is taken on record.

Heard Shri Ashvani Kumar Tripathi, learned counsel for the applicant, Shri Bijendra Kumar, learned AGA for the State-respondents and perused the record.

This bail application under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 has been moved on behalf of accused-applicant, Chanchal, seeking enlargement on bail in Case Crime No. 947 of 2025, under Sections 318(4), 319(2), 336(3), 338, 340(2), 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Police Station Bisrakh, District Gautam Buddha.

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 11.12.2025. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that similarly circumstanced co-accused Indramani @ Raja @ Indra, has already been enlarged on bail by this Court on 26.04.2026 in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 10180 of 2026. Applicant has no criminal antecedent and 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.

BAIL No. 16004 of 2026

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

1. The applicant will not tamper with the evidence.

2. The applicant will not indulge in any criminal activity.

3. The applicant will not pressurize/intimidate the prosecution witnesses and cooperate in the trial.

4. 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.

(Ashutosh Srivastava,J.)

May 12, 2026

Vibha Singh

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