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Santosh Singh v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko

Allahabad HC11 Jun 2026NA528/2385/2026

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Sureties - multiple bail orders - single personal bond and one surety common to all cases - Section 528 BNSS - Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench - Santosh Singh v. State of U.P. - Bacchi Devi v. State of U.P., 2025 SCC OnLine All 5286 followed - Hani Nishad @ Mohammad Imran @ Vikky, SLP (Crl.) Nos. 8914-8915/2018 referred - B.N.S. offences, PS Kotwali Nagar, District Balrampur - Case Crime Nos. 197, 279, 280 of 2025 - personal bond Rs. 50,000/- - poor accused unable to furnish separate sureties.

What did the court decide?

Direction to the applicant to furnish a personal bond of Rs. 50,000/- and one surety of the like amount in one case, which shall be treated valid in all other cases wherein bail orders have been passed. ¶21

Santosh Singh vs State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko — Allahabad HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW

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APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 2385 of 2026

Santosh Singh

.....Applicant(s)

Versus

State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko

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			.....	Opposite Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s)	: Diwakar Dubey	Singh,	Ravindra	Kumar
Counsel for Opposite Party(s)	: G.A.

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Court No. - 13

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HON'BLE PRAVEEN KUMAR GIRI, J.

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Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material placed on record.

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By means of the instant applicant, the applicant has prayed that this Court may be pleased to direct the learned Court below not to insist the petitioner to file separate sureties and bonds in each and every three cases and accept only two sureties and one personal bond in lieu of all seven cases.

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The learned counsel appearing for the applicant submits that it has become impossible for the applicant to submit separate sureties and bonds in each of cases, in which, he has been granted bail. He added that the applicant has been granted bail in three cases arising out of following Case Crime Numbers :-

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i) Case Crime No. 197 of 2025, under Sections 316(2), 316(5), 318(4), 319(2), 336(3), 337, 338, 340(2) of B.N.S., PS - Kotwali Nagar, District - Balrampur.

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ii) Case Crime No. 279 of 2025, under Sections 316(2), 316(5), 318(4), 319(2), 336(3), 337, 338, 340(2) of B.N.S., PS - Kotwali Nagar, District - Balrampur.

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iii) Case Crime No. 280 of 2025, under Sections 336(3), 338, 340(2),

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NA528 No. 2385 of 2026

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61(2) of B.N.S., PS - Kotwali Nagar, District - Balrampur.

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He next added that despite the Trial Court granted the bail in aforesaid matters, the applicant is still in jail. Being poor person, he is unable to produce the sureties in each cases. It is further submitted by the learned counsel for the applicant that in similar circumstances, namely, in the case of Hani Nishad @ Mohammad Imran @ Vikky vs. The State of Uttar Pradesh [SLP (Crl.) No.8914-8915/2018] the Supreme Court vide order dated 29.10.2018 has permitted the petitioner to submit separate personal bonds and two sureties of heavy amount to hold good in all the cases.

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Referring the aforesaid judgment and order, he submits that the applicant may also be given the benefit of the ratio of the judgement passed in Hani Nishad @ Mohammad Imran @ Vikky (supra).

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Considering the aforesaid fact, the petition is disposed off with a direction to the applicant to furnish a personal bond of Rs.50,000/- and one surety of the like amount in one case in the light of Smt. Bacchi Devi vs. State of U.P.and Another, 2025 SCC ONLine All 5286 , which shall be treated to be valid in all other cases wherein the bail orders have been passed.

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(Praveen Kumar Giri,J.)

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June 11, 2026

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V. Sinha

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Digitally signed by :- VAISHALI SINHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench

Santosh Singh v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko

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