Prem Kumar v. State of U.P. Thru. a.C.S./Prin. Secy. Deptt. Home Lko.
Bail – common sureties across multiple cases
Case brief
What is this about?
Section 528 BNSS application; single personal bond and two common sureties accepted in lieu of separate sureties for bail in three cases; Supreme Court order in Hani Nishad @ Mohammad Imran @ Vikky (SLP (Crl.) Nos. 8914-8915/2018, dated 29.10.2018) applied; Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench, Court No. 16; Shree Prakash Singh, J.; FIRs Case Crime Nos. 207/2025 and 208/2025 (P.S. Kumarganj) and 0186/2025 (P.S. Khandasa), District Ayodhya; BNS Sections 331(4), 305(E), 305(A), 317(2); personal bond of Rs. 50,000; decided May 12, 2026.
What did the court decide?
One personal bond of Rs. 50,000 and two sureties of the like amount furnished in one case to be treated as valid in all other cases wherein bail orders have been passed; the trial court not to insist on separate sureties and bonds for each of the three cases. ¶20