Naresh v. State of U.P.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 9404 of 2026

Naresh

.....Applicant(s)

Versus

State of U.P.

.....Opposite Party(s) Counsel for Applicant(s) : Shekhar Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A.

Court No. - 72

HON'BLE VIVEK KUMAR SINGH, J.

1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A for the State and perused the record.

1. The present application has been filed on behalf of the applicant in Case Crime No.274 of 2026, under Section 105 B.N.S., Police Station- Shahganj, District Agra, with a prayer to grant him anticipatory bail.

1. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is absolutely innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. He has nothing to do with the alleged offence in spite of that the police are trying to arrest him. There is no mens rea on the part of the applicant to commit the alleged offence. The alleged incident is said to have taken place on 13.06.2026, whereas the FIR was lodged after two days on 15.06.2026, without any satisfactory explanation. The applicant and co-accused Vijay Singh were nominated in the FIR dated 15.06.2026. It is next submitted that co-accused Vijay Singh has been enlarged on regular bail by a Coordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 31.08.2026 in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 30346 of 2026. It is further submitted that as per the prosecution case, the wife of the informant sustained injuries and died on 13.06.2026 at about 17:51 hours due to fall of a boundary wall. However, as per the inquest report, the information regarding her death was