Anis Saqlaini v. State of U.P.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 32545 of 2026

Anis Saqlaini

			.....	Applicant(s)
	Versus
State of U.P.				.....Opposite Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s)	: Abhinav Shukla	Shukla,	Ram	Shiromani
Counsel for Opposite Party(s)	: G.A.
Court No.- 69

HON'BLE AVNISH SAXENA, J.

1. Heard Sri Rishab Tiwari, learned advocate, holding the brief, appeared for the accused-applicant and Sri Nitesh Srivastava, learned A.G.A. for the State.

1. The present bail application has been moved by the applicant accused- Anis Saqlaini to enlarge him on bail in Case Crime No. 492 of 2025, under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 190, 221, 223, 302, 109, 132, 352, 351(3) of BNS, P.S.- Kotwali, District- Bareilly during the pendency of trial.

1. It is the contention of learned counsel for accused applicant that the police has lodged the FIR on 27.9.2025 against 15 named and 450 anonymous persons. The accused applicant is not named in the FIR lodged, with the allegation that on 26.9.2025, the police was on law and order duty as Maulana Taukir Raza has called all the persons of one sect at Islamia College to protest due to ill statement against their Nabi. Section 163 BNSS was invoked. The persons gathered in huge numbers and ransacked the public property, pelted stones and also opened fire. They have damaged the public property. There was commotion in the place. It is further contended that the accused applicant though arrested but he has no specific role attributed on him. It was a peace march, those who have turned violent had the main role. No complicity of accusedapplicant is shown in the present case except that he has attended one of the meeting dated on 19.09.2025. Further contended that the co-accused having the similar role, namely, Sahil, Takeem and Kasaan have already