BAIL/15503/2026 of CHAND BABU Vs STATE OF U.P.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 15503 of 2026 Court No. - 69 HON'BLE JITENDRA KUMAR SINHA, J. 1. Computer generated bail orders filed by the learned counsel for the applicant are taken on record. 2. Heard Sri Ram Chandra Kant Tripathi, holding brief of Sri Ramanuj Tiwari, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Shiv Dutt Shukla, learned AGA for the State-respondents and perused the record. 3. The present bail application under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, has been filed on behalf of applicant with a prayer to release him on bail in Case Crime No. 0235 of 2023, under Sections 307, 399, 402, 411/34 IPC and 3/25 Arms Act, registered at Police Station Kuthaund, District Jalaun at Orai during pendency of the trial. 4. It has been argued by the learned counsel for the applicant that applicant is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in this case and he has been languishing in jail since 7.10.2023. It is further submitted that some jewellery of yellow and white metal and Rs. 1,88,450 in cash and four country-made pistols and some live cartridges, one horse and two birds are said to have been recovered from the possession of the applicant and six other co- accused. It is further submitted that three co-accused have already been granted bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court. It is also Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Ramanuj Tiwari Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Rakesh Chandra Pathak Chand Babu .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) submitted that the applicant is having criminal history of three cases and he is on bail in all the cases. It is also submitted that the applicant undertakes that he will not misuse the liberty, if granted. It has also been pointed out that in the wake of heavy pendency of cases in the Court, there is no likelihood of any early conclusion of trial. 5. On the other hand, learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the applicant. 6. As per FIR, some jewellery of yellow and white metal and Rs. 1,88,450 in cash and four country-made pistols and some live cartridges, one horse and two birds are said to have been recovered from the possession of the applicant and  six other co- accused. Three co-accused have already been granted bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court. The applicant is having criminal history of three cases and he is on bail in all the cases. 7. Upon considering the totality of facts, nature and the evidence reflected from record and without expressing any opinion on merits of the case, I find it to be a fit case for bail. Hence, the present bail application is ALLOWED. 8. Let the applicant- Chand Babu involved in the aforesaid case crime be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 50,000/- with 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 not pressurize/intimidate the prosecution witnesses. (iii) The applicant shall remain present, in person, before the trial court on the dates fixed for (i) opening of the case, (ii) framing of BAIL No. 15503 of 2026 2 charge and (iii) recording of statement under Section 351 of B.N.S.S. (iv) The applicant shall file an undertaking to the effect that he shall not seek any adjournment on the dates fixed for evidence when the witnesses are present in the trial court. (v) The applicant shall remain present before the trial court on each date fixed, either personally or through his counsel. 9. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail. 10. It is clarified that anything said in this order is limited to the purpose of determination of this bail application and will in no way be construed as an expression on the merits of the case. The trial court shall be absolutely free to arrive at its independent conclusions on the basis of evidence led unaffected by anything said in this order. May 7, 2026 Abhishek BAIL No. 15503 of 2026 3 (Jitendra Kumar Sinha,J.) Digitally signed by :- ABHISHEK AGRAHARI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad