BAIL/8761/2026 of MANOHAR SINGH Vs STATE OF U.P.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 8761 of 2026 Court No. - 67 HON'BLE ARUN KUMAR SINGH DESHWAL, J. 1. Heard Mr. Salvin, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Narendra Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the first informant and learned A.G.A. for the State. 2. The instant bail application has been filed with a prayer to release the applicant on bail in Case Crime No. 0195 of 2025, under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 190, 115(2), 351(2), 351(3), 103(2) of B.N.S., 2023, Police Station Madavara, District Lalitpur, during the pendency of the trial. 3. Contention of learned counsel for the applicant is that, in the FIR as well as in the statement of the injured witness, general allegations have been made against 13 persons. Only one injury was found to be fatal on the person of the deceased, and no specific role has been assigned to any of the co-accused persons though a recovery of one danda has been shown to be recovered on the pointing out of the applicant and two other accused persons while they were arrested. It is further submitted that co-accused Golu Raja Alias Hardev Singh and Indrapal Singh, having similar role to that of the applicant, have already been released on bail by this Court in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 41248 of 2025 and 11189 of 2026 respectively. Therefore, the applicant is also entitled to be released on bail on the ground of parity. It is further submitted that the applicant has explained the criminal history of three cases in the accompanying affidavit. It is further submitted that charge sheet has been filed in the present case, therefore, there is no requirement of custodial interrogation. The applicant is a law abiding citizen and he is languishing in jail since 05.08.2025. In case, he is granted bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail and would cooperate in the trial Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Shalvin Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Narendra Kumar Singh Manohar Singh .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) proceedings.  4. Per contra, learned A.G.A. vehemently opposed the prayer for bail but could not dispute the parity of the applicant with co-accused Golu Raja @ Hardev Singh and Indrapal Singh, who has been enlarged on bail by this Court.   5. Considering the entire facts and circumstances of the case, submissions of learned counsel for the parties and taking into account the fact that similarly situated co-accused has been enlarged on bail and keeping in view the nature of offence, evidence, complicity of accused and taking into account overcrowded jails and heavy pendency of criminal cases before the trial courts as well as considering the mandate of the judgement of the Apex Court in the case of Kapil Wadhawan vs Central Bureau of Investigation reported in 2025 SCC Online SC 3038 and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, I am of the opinion that the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on bail. Accordingly, the present application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant- Manohar Singh involved in the aforementioned crime be released on bail, on his furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount, to the satisfaction of the court concerned, with the following conditions:- i. 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 or tamper with the evidence. ii. The applicant shall cooperate in the trial/investigation sincerely without seeking any adjournment. iii. The applicant shall not indulge in any criminal activity or commission of any crime after being released on bail. iv. The applicant shall attend in accordance with the conditions of the bond executed by him. 7. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail. 8. Identity, status and residence proof of the applicant and sureties be BAIL No. 8761 of 2026 2 verified by the court concerned before the bonds are accepted. 9. Verification of mobile number as well as Aadhaar Card of the applicant and sureties should also be conducted by the court concerned.    9. It is made clear that the applicant shall be released on the basis of downloaded copy of this order from the official website of High Court Allahabad and verified by the concerned counsel with the undertaking that the certified copy will be filed within 15 days.  10. It is directed that the trial court shall send the release order to the concerned jail through Bail Order Management System (BOMS) to ensure early release of the applicant. 11. Office is directed to send a copy of this order to the applicant through Lalitpur Jail Superintendent via e-mail or e-prison portal within 24 hours in compliance of the order of the Apex Court in the case of Policy Strategy for Grant of Bail, In Re: Suo Motu Writ  Petition (Crl.) No. 4 of 2021 decided on 31.01.2023 reported in (2024) 10 SCC 685. May 6, 2026 A.Kr. BAIL No. 8761 of 2026 3 (Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal,J.) Digitally signed by :- AJAY KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad