Rakesh Yadav Alias Rakesh Kumar Yadav vs State of U.P… — Anticipatory Bail | Allahabad HC (2026)

Rakesh Yadav Alias Rakesh Kumar Yadav vs State of U.P… — Anticipatory Bail | Allahabad HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Interim anticipatory bail granted to the applicant till 18.2.2026 on furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 50,000/- with two sureties each in the like amount, subject to conditions; case to be put up as fresh on 18.2.2026 and learned AGA directed to obtain instructions by the next date fixed.

Issue for consideration

Whether the applicant Rakesh Yadav Alias Rakesh Kumar Yadav is entitled to anticipatory bail in Case Crime No. 380 of 2025 under Sections 119(1) and 351(3) B.N.S., Police Station Vindhyachal, District Mirzapur.

Court's answer

Without expressing any opinion on the merits, the applicant was released on interim anticipatory bail in the event of arrest, on furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 50,000/- with two sureties each in the like amount, till 18.2.2026, subject to conditions (no tampering with evidence and appearance before trial Court; no inducement, threat or promise to witnesses; cooperation during trial and no misuse of liberty; no leaving India without prior permission), with liberty to the prosecution to seek cancellation on breach.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Anticipatory bail — S. 482 BNSS — Applicant sought pre-arrest bail in Case Crime No. 380 of 2025 under Sections 119(1) and 351(3) B.N.S., P.S. Vindhyachal, District Mirzapur. Counsel relied on parity, noting that similarly placed co-accused Kalavati had been enlarged on anticipatory bail by order dated 09.12.2025 in Crl. Misc. Anticipatory Bail Application No. 10010 of 2025, and contended that no specific role was assigned to the applicant and injuries to the first informant and his son were not dangerous to life. Learned AGA stated he had not received instructions. Without expressing any opinion on merits, the Allahabad High Court (Jitendra Kumar Sinha, J.) released the applicant on interim anticipatory bail till 18.2.2026 on a personal bond of Rs. 50,000/- with two sureties each in the like amount, imposing conditions against tampering with evidence, inducement/threat to witnesses, misuse of liberty and leaving India without permission, with liberty to the prosecution to move for cancellation on breach; case listed fresh on 18.2.2026 with directions to AGA to obtain instructions.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 422 of 2026

Rakesh Yadav Alias Rakesh Kumar Yadav

.....Applicant(s)

Versus

State of U.P. and Another

	.....Opposite Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s)	: Abhishek Sharma, Rajiv Sharma
Counsel for Opposite Party(s)	: G.A.

Court No. - 72

HON'BLE JITENDRA KUMAR SINHA, J.

Heard Sri Abhishek Sharma, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri C.S. Saran, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record.

The present application has been moved seeking anticipatory bail in Case Crime no. 380 of 2025 under Section 119(1), 351(3) of B.N.S., Police Station Vindhyachal, District Mirzapur with the prayer that in the event of arrest, the applicant may be released on bail.

It is contended by learned counsel for the applicant that similarly placed co-accused Kalavati has already been enlarged on anticipatory bail by this Court vide order dated 09.12.2025 passed in Crl. Misc. Anticipatory Bail Application No.10010 of 2025. It is further submitted that no specific role has been assigned to the applicant and as per the FIR, applicant along with other co-accused persons is said to have assaulted the first informant and his son due to which, both of them received injuries which are not dangerous to life.

On the other hand, learned A.G.A. submits that he has not received instructions in the matter as yet.

Considering the facts and circumstanc

es of the case and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, let the applicant Rakesh Yadav Alias Rakesh Kumar Yadav in the event of his arrest, be released on interim anticipatory bail on his furnishing a

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personal bond of Rs. 50,000/- with two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the Court concerned till 18.2.2026 with the following conditions :-

(i) The applicant shall not tamper with evidence and that he would appear before the trial Court on the date fixed unless exempted by the Court concerned;

(ii) 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/her/them from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer;

(iii) The applicant would co-operate during trial and would not misuse the liberty of bail.

(iv) The applicant shall not leave India without prior permission of the Court concerned.

In default of any of the conditions, the prosecution shall be at liberty to file appropriate application for cancellation of the interim anticipatory bail granted to the applicant.

Put up this case as fresh on 18.2.2026.

In the meantime, learned AGA is directed to obtain instructions in the matter by the next date fixed.

(Jitendra Kumar Sinha,J.)

January 21, 2026 Madhurima

Digitally signed by :- MADHURIMA GARG High Court of Judicature at Allahabad