Suraj vs State of U.P. — Anticipatory Bail | Allahabad HC (2026)

Suraj vs State of U.P. — Anticipatory Bail | Allahabad HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Interim anticipatory bail granted till the next date of listing (17.04.2026): upon arrest, the applicant Suraj to be released forthwith in Case Crime No. 1204 of 2025 on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount, subject to the enumerated conditions; application itself listed fresh for 17.04.2026 and not finally decided.

Issue for consideration

Whether the applicant Suraj is entitled to anticipatory bail under Section 482 BNSS in Case Crime No. 1204 of 2025 (Sections 69, 89, 352, 351(3) B.N.S. and Section 67, Information Technology (Amendment) Act), Police Station Khalilabad, District Sant Kabir Nagar.

Court's answer

Since the Learned A.G.A. had not received instructions, the application was directed to be put up as fresh on 17.04.2026 to enable the Learned A.G.A. to obtain instructions in the matter.

Ratio / Principle

Till the next date of listing, in the event of arrest, the applicant Suraj shall be released forthwith in Case Crime No. 1204 of 2025 on interim anticipatory bail on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the Station House Officer of the police station/Court concerned, subject to conditions: availability for interrogation as and when required; no inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts; no leaving India without previous permission of the Court; and no pressurising/intimidating the prosecution witness.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Anticipatory bail — S. 482 BNSS — interim protection pending instructions to A.G.A. High Court of Judicature at Allahabad (Rajiv Lochan Shukla, J.), order dated April 7, 2026, in Criminal Misc. Anticipatory Bail Application U/S 482 BNSS No. 3316 of 2026, Suraj v. State of U.P.: the Learned A.G.A. having submitted that he had not received instructions, the matter was put up fresh on 17.04.2026. Till the next date, in the event of arrest, the applicant Suraj was to be released forthwith in Case Crime No. 1204 of 2025 (Sections 69, 89, 352, 351(3) of B.N.S. and Section 67 of the Information Technology (Amendment) Act), Police Station Khalilabad, District Sant Kabir Nagar, on interim anticipatory bail on a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount, with conditions requiring availability for interrogation, abstention from inducement/threat/promise, no departure from India without leave of the Court, and no pressure or intimidation of prosecution witnesses.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 3316 of 2026

Suraj

.....Applicant(s)

Versus

State of U.P.

	.....Opposite Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s)	: Suraj Raj, Yash Tandon
Counsel for Opposite Party(s)	: G.A.

Court No. - 72

HON'BLE RAJIV LOCHAN SHUKLA, J.

The Learned A.G.A., at the outset, submits that he has not received instructions in the present case.

Put up as fresh on 17.04.2026 to enable the Learned A.G.A. to obtain instructions in the matter.

Till the next date of listing, in the event of the arrest of the applicantSuraj , he shall be released forthwith in Case Crime No.1204 of 2025, under Sections 69, 89, 352, 351(3) of B.N.S. and Section 67 of Information Technology (Amendment) Act, Police Station- Khalilabad, District- Sant Kabir Nagar, on interim anticipatory bail on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the Station House Officer of the police station/Court concerned with the following conditions:-

i. the applicant shall make himself available for interrogation by a police officer as and when required;

ii. that the applicant shall not, directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer;

iii. that the applicant shall not leave India without the previous permission of the Court;

NABAIL No. 3316 of 2026

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iv. that the applicant shall not pressurize/intimidate the prosecution witness.

(Rajiv Lochan Shukla,J.)

April 7, 2026

Sachin

Digitally signed by :- SACHIN TIWARI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad