Zahidul Islam @ Salman v. State of U.P./ Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench (Manish Kumar, J.), interim order dated April 10, 2026 in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 2582 of 2026, Zahidul Islam @ Salman v. State of U.P. Bail sought in Case Crime No. 113 of 2026, P.S. Kotwali, Ayodhya, under Sections 61(2)A, 64(1), 127(2), 351(3) BNS (old IPC Sections 120-B, 376(1/2), 342, 506) and Section 3/5(1), U.P. Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021. Vakalatnama of informant's counsel taken on record; counter affidavit within two weeks, rejoinder within one week; listed in week commencing 27.04.2026; bail claim left undecided.
What did the court decide?
No relief on the bail prayer; the application remains pending. Interim procedural directions only: two weeks' time granted to learned AGA and learned counsel for the informant to file counter affidavit, rejoinder affidavit within one week thereafter, and the case to be listed as fresh in the week commencing 27.04.2026.