BAIL/15396/2026 of SONU Vs STATE OF U.P.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 15396 of 2026 Court No. - 72 HON'BLE RAJIV LOCHAN SHUKLA, J. 1. Heard, Learned counsel for the applicant, Learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record. 2. The instant bail application has been filed with a prayer to release the applicant on bail in Case Crime No.482 of 2025, under Section 137(2), 87 of B.N.S., Police Station- Chopan,  District- Sonbhadra. 3. The Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the present case. The applicant had never abducted the victim. He further contends that the victim in her statement recorded under Section 183 BNSS has clearly stated that the applicant and the victim were in love with each other and on the parents coming to know of the affection between the applicant and the victim, a complaint was moved at the police station. He further contends that the applicant is having no criminal antecedents and if enlarged on bail, he will not abscond and will cooperate in the expeditious disposal of the trial. The applicant is in jail since 20.01.2026. 4. The Learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for grant of bail, however, has been unable to dispute the fact that the applicant has no criminal antecedents. 5. I have considered the submissions made by the Learned counsels for the parties and perused the record.  Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Bindu Kumari Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Sonu .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) 6. The First Information Report has been lodged with a delay of almost one month and seven days. The victim has not been recovered from the possession or the pointing out of the applicant. There are no allegation of sexual assault or establishing physical relations against her in the statement recorded under Section 183 BNSS of the victim. The victim claims to be in love with the applicant. She has also not made any allegation of abduction against the applicant. The applicant has no criminal antecedents and is in jail since 20.01.2026. 7. Taking into account all the facts and circumstances of the case, I deem it fit to enlarge the applicant on bail. 8. The bail application is allowed. 9. Let the accused-applicant-  Sonu, involved in above mentioned case crime number be released on bail, on his executing a personal bond and two reliable sureties each, in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned, subject to the following conditions: i. The applicant will not tamper with the evidence. ii. The applicant will not indulge in any criminal activity. iii. The applicant will not pressurize/intimidate the prosecution witnesses and co-operate in the trial. iv. The applicant will appear regularly on each and every date fixed by the trial court, unless his personal appearance is exempted by the court concerned. 10. In the event of breach of any of the aforesaid conditions, the court below will be at liberty to proceed to cancel his bail. 11. It is made clear that the applicant shall be released on the basis of computer generated copy of this order, downloaded 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. BAIL No. 15396 of 2026 2 12. It is further 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. May 6, 2026 Sachin BAIL No. 15396 of 2026 3 (Rajiv Lochan Shukla,J.) Digitally signed by :- SACHIN TIWARI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad