Akash Kannaujiya v. State of U.P.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 31100 of 2026

Akash Kannaujiya

.....Applicant(s)

Versus

State of U.P.	.....Opposite Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s)	: Arvind Kumar Gupta, Syed Irfan Ali
Counsel for Opposite Party(s)	: G.A.

Court No. - 67

HON'BLE JITENDRA KUMAR SINHA, J.

1. Heard Sri Arvind Kumar Gupta, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri B.P. Maurya, learned AGA for the State-respondents and perused the record.

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. 142 of 2026 under Sections 69, 127(2), 351(2), 352 BNS, registered at Police Station Sinduriyan, District Maharajganj during pendency of the trial.

3. It is contended by learned counsel for the applicant that applicant has been falsely implicated in the present case and the victim is already married and her Nikahnama is annexed with the memo of application. It is further submitted that FIR is lodged after delay of 13 days and the victim has refused to undergo medico-legal examination. It is further submitted that as per the FIR, applicant is said to have established physical relationship with the victim on false promise of marriage and she was taken away by the applicant on 18.6.2026 and, thereafter, she was dropped on 24.6.2026 and the FIR has been lodged on 01.7.2026. It is next submitted that the victim has refused to undergo medico-legal examination. It is further submitted that applicant has no criminal history and he has been languishing in jail since 03.7.2026. It is also 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.