Nikhil Gautam v. State of U.P.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 32301 of 2026

Nikhil Gautam

.....Applicant(s)

		Versus
State of U.P.				...	..Opposite Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s)	:	Akhilesh Mishra	Kumar	Mishra,	Rishabh
Counsel for Opposite Party(s)	:	G.A.
Court No.- 65

HON'BLE SAMEER JAIN, J.

1. Supplementary affidavit filed by applicant is taken on record.

1. Heard Sri Akhilesh Kumar Mishra, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Kunwar Tejendra Bahadur, learned AGA, for the State.

1. The instant bail application has been filed on behalf of the applicant with the prayer to release him on bail in Case Crime No.111 of 2026, under Sections 191(2), 115(2), 352 and 103(1) BNS, Police Station Rajatalab, District Varanasi during pendency of the trial.

1. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that however, applicant was not named in the FIR but during investigation when second statement of the informant was recorded then very casually he disclosed the name of the applicant along with others. He next submits that admittedly informant of the case was not the eye witness.