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Ravishankar v. State of U.P.

Allahabad HC14 May 2026BAIL/16501/2026

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Allahabad High Court (Jitendra Kumar Sinha, J.), order dated May 14, 2026 in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 16501 of 2026: bail allowed to Ravishankar under S. 483 BNSS 2023 in Gangsters Act case (S. 2/3(1)), Case Crime No. 121 of 2026, P.S. Bidhuna, Auraiya; personal bond Rs. 50,000 with two sureties; unexplained s. 379/411 IPC criminal history noted; no opinion on merits; no precedents cited.

What did the court decide?

Bail granted to applicant Ravishankar in Case Crime No. 121 of 2026 (S. 2/3(1) U.P. Gangsters Act, P.S. Bidhuna, District Auraiya) on furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 50,000/- with two sureties each in the like amount, subject to conditions (i)-(v); breach of conditions to be a ground for cancellation of bail. ¶15

Ravishankar vs State of U.P. — Bail and Remand | Allahabad HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether applicant Ravishankar, involved in Case Crime No. 121 of 2026 under Section 2/3(1) of the U.P. Gangsters and Antisocial Activities (Prevention) Act, P.S. Bidhuna, District Auraiya, should be released on bail during pendency of the trial.

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Court's answer

Upon considering the totality of facts, nature and evidence reflected from the record, and taking into consideration Section 19(4) of the Act, and without expressing any opinion on the merits, the court found it a fit case for bail and allowed the bail application.

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Ratio / Principle

The applicant Ravishankar is to be released on bail on furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 50,000/- with two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the Court concerned, subject to conditions (i)-(v), including non-tampering with evidence, non-intimidation of prosecution witnesses, personal presence before the trial court at specified stages, an undertaking not to seek adjournments when witnesses are present, and presence on each date personally or through counsel; breach of conditions shall be a ground for cancellation of bail.

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Key takeaways

Anything said in the order is limited to the purpose of determination of the bail application and shall not be construed as an expression on the merits; the trial court is absolutely free to arrive at its independent conclusions on the basis of evidence led.obiter¶25

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bail under S. 483 BNSS, 2023 in Case Crime No. 121 of 2026 under S. 2/3(1) U.P. Gangsters and Antisocial Activities (Prevention) Act, P.S. Bidhuna, District Auraiya. Applicant in jail since 29.3.2026; on bail in both gang-chart cases and one other case, though one case under ss. 379/411 IPC remained unexplained as pointed out by the AGA. Considering totality of facts, nature and evidence on record and S. 19(4) of the Act, and without expressing any opinion on merits, bail allowed on personal bond of Rs. 50,000/- with two sureties in the like amount, subject to conditions regarding non-tampering, non-intimidation of witnesses and presence before the trial court; breach a ground for cancellation; observations confined to bail determination only.

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 16501 of 2026

Ravishankar

.....Applicant(s)

Versus

State of U.P.

.....Opposite Party(s)

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Counsel for Applicant(s) : Tribhuwan Singh
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A.

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Court No. - 69

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HON'BLE JITENDRA KUMAR SINHA, J.

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1 . Heard Sri Tribhuwan Singh, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Manonj Gautam, learned AGA for the State-respondents and perused the record.

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2 . The present bail application under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, has been filed on behalf of applicant with a prayer to release him on bail in Case Crime No. 121 of 2026 under Section 2/3(1) of U.P. Gangsters and Antisocial Activities (Prevention) Act, registered at P.S. Bidhuna, District Auraiya during pendency of the trial.

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3 . It has been argued by learned counsel for the applicant that applicant has been falsely implicated in this case and he has been languishing in jail since 29.3.2026. It is further submitted that applicant is on bail in both the cases shown against him in the gang chart and apart from the above, he is also on bail in one other cases lodged against him. It is further submitted that the applicant undertakes that he will not misuse the liberty, if granted. It has also been pointed out that in the wake of heavy pendency of cases in the Court, there is no likelihood of any early conclusion of trial.

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4 . Per contra , learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the applicant and submits that applicant has not explained criminal history of one case relating to offence under section 379/411 IPC.

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5 . Applicant is on bail in both the cases shown against him in the gang chart and apart from the above, he is also on bail in one other cases lodged against him. However, applicant has not explained criminal history of one case relating to offence under section 379/411 IPC as pointed out by the learned AGA.

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6 . Upon considering the totality of facts, nature and the evidence reflected from record and also taking into consideration the provision of Section 19(4) of the Act and without expressing any opinion on merits of the case, I find it to be a fit case for bail. Hence, the present bail application is ALLOWED .

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BAIL No. 16501 of 2026

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7 . Let the applicant Ravishankar involved in the aforesaid case crime be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 50,000/- with 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 not pressurize/intimidate the prosecution witnesses.

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(iii) The applicant shall remain present, in person, before the trial court on the dates fixed for (i) opening of the case, (ii) framing of charge and (iii) recording of statement under Section 351 of B.N.S.S.

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(iv) The applicant shall file an undertaking to the effect that he shall not seek any adjournment on the dates fixed for evidence when the witnesses are present in the trial court.

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(v) The applicant shall remain present before the trial court on each date fixed, either personally or through his counsel.

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

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9 . It is clarified that anything said in this order is limited to the purpose of determination of this bail application and will in no way be construed as an expression on the merits of the case. The trial court shall be absolutely free to arrive at its independent conclusions on the basis of evidence led unaffected by anything said in this order.

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May 14, 2026 Madhurima

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(Jitendra Kumar Sinha,J.)

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Digitally signed by :- MADHURIMA GARG High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

Ravishankar v. State of U.P.

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