Mohit v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Home Lko.
Bail granted – Offence under Sections 305(a)/317(2) BNS
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Lucknow), CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. 855 of 2026, decided February 20, 2026 by Justice Karunesh Singh Pawar. Bail allowed to applicant Mohit in Case Crime No. 186/2025 under Sections 305(a)/317(2) BNS, P.S. Khandasa, District Ayodhya (alleged theft of LPG cylinder, cooking stoves, rice and other items from a school on the night of 29.08.2025). Grounds: judicial custody since 12.12.2025, charge-sheet filed, offence triable by Magistrate, no criminal antecedents, no incriminating recovery. Release on personal bond with two sureties, subject to conditions; observations confined to bail. Keywords: bail, BNS 305(a), BNS 317(2), theft, school, Khandasa, Ayodhya, charge-sheet, Magistrate triable, personal bond, sureties.
What did the court decide?
Applicant Mohit to be released on bail in Case Crime No. 186/2025, U/S 305(a)/317(2) BNS, P.S. Khandasa, District Ayodhya, on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the Magistrate/Court concerned, subject to conditions (non-tampering with evidence, non-pressurizing witnesses, appearance on every date fixed by the trial Court, and any other conditions the trial court may impose).