Anand v. State of U.P.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bail allowed; Anand v. State of U.P., Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 16514 of 2026, High Court of Judicature at Allahabad (Rajiv Lochan Shukla, J.), decided May 14, 2026. Offences under Sections 351(2), 352, 115(2), 109(1) of the B.N.S.; Case Crime No. 51 of 2026, P.S. Anoopshahr, District Bulandshahr. Allegation of assaulting injured Priyanshu with a knife; applicant named in F.I.R. Defence contentions: false implication, no specific role in F.I.R., injured's affidavits before DSP Bulandshahr denying presence, no criminal antecedents. Applicant in jail since 29.3.2026; investigation pending. Release on personal bond with two reliable sureties; bail conditions imposed; cancellation on breach; release via BOMS; observations expressly not an opinion on merits.
What did the court decide?
Applicant Anand to be released on bail in Case Crime No. 51 of 2026 on executing a personal bond and two reliable sureties each, in the like amount, to the satisfaction of the court concerned, subject to conditions: (i) not to tamper with the evidence; (ii) not to indulge in any criminal activity; (iii) not to pressurize/intimidate the prosecution witnesses and to cooperate in the trial; (iv) to appear regularly on each and every date fixed by the trial court unless personal appearance is exempted. In the event of breach of any condition, the court below is at liberty to cancel bail. Release permitted on a computer-generated copy of the order downloaded from the official website of the High Court of Allahabad and verified by counsel, with the certified copy to be filed within 15 days; the trial court is to send the release order to the concerned jail through BOMS to ensure early release.