Badshah Alam v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail dismissed — Badshah Alam v. State of U.P.; CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. 119 of 2026; Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench; Karunesh Singh Pawar, J.; decided January 22, 2026; Case Crime No. 189/2025, P.S. Panchperwa, District Balrampur; Sections 126(2) BNS (341 IPC) and 3/5(3) UP Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act; victim's Section 183 BNSS statement; allegations of forcible marriage and forced religious conversion; prima facie complicity; not a case of false implication; Sessions Court earlier rejected bail of Jamil Ahmad, Badshah Alam, Nisar Ahmad; co-accused Mahmood Shah's regular bail rejected; amended Section 7 (UP Extraordinary Gazette 21.08.2024) — offences cognizable and non-bailable.
What did the court decide?
On the material on record, including the victim's Section 183 BNSS statement, the victim has specifically alleged that the applicant, along with the co-accused, attempted to forcibly solemnize marriage with her and also attempted to forcibly convert her religion.