BAIL/15053/2026 of DEEPAK HARIJAN Vs STATE OF U.P.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 15053 of 2026 Court No. - 69 HON'BLE JITENDRA KUMAR SINHA, J. 1. Heard Sri Dhiraj Singh, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri B.P. Singh, learned AGA for the State-respondents and perused the record. 2. 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. 180 of 2024 under Section 3(1) of U.P. Gangsters and Antisocial Activities (Prevention) Act, registered at P.S. Kotwali Dehat, District Mirzapur during pendency of the trial. 3. It has been argued by learned counsel for the applicant that applicant has been falsely implicated in this case and he has been languishing in jail since 21.8.2024. It is further submitted that applicant is on bail in the solitary case shown against him in the gang chart and apart from the above, he is also on bail in two other cases lodged against him. It is further 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. 4. Per contra, learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the applicant. 5. Applicant is on bail in the solitary case shown against him in the gang chart and apart from the above, he is also on bail in two other cases lodged against him. 6. Upon considering the totality of facts, nature and the evidence reflected from record and also taking into consideration the provision of Section 19(4) of the Act and without expressing any opinion on merits of the case, I find it Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Dhiraj Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Deepak Harijan .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) to be a fit case for bail. Hence, the present bail application is ALLOWED. 7. Let the applicant Deepak Harijan 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 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. 8. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail. 9. 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 5, 2026 Madhurima BAIL No. 15053 of 2026 2 (Jitendra Kumar Sinha,J.) Digitally signed by :- MADHURIMA GARG High Court of Judicature at Allahabad