Sunday, 28 December 2025

Allahabad HC: Under which circumstances, the court should release accused in second bail application?

This is a second bail application. First bail application, of the

applicant, being Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 43350 of

2024, was rejected by this Court vide order dated 17.12.2024. {Para 1}.

6. Considering all those facts and circumstances, the nature of

accusations, severity of the punishment in the case of conviction

and nature of supporting evidence, reasonable apprehension of

tampering with the witness and prima facie case, but without

commenting on merit of case, a case for bail is made out.

ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT

 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 6085 of 2025

Applicant :- Shriram Sahu

Opposite Party :- State of U.P.

Hon'ble Ashutosh Srivastava,J.

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:47880.

1. This is a second bail application. First bail application, of the

applicant, being Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 43350 of

2024, was rejected by this Court vide order dated 17.12.2024.

2. Heard Shri Shantanu, learned counsel for the applicant and Shri

Puneet Kumar Singh, learned AGA for the State-respondent and

perused the records.

3. The present second bail application under Section 483 B.N.S.S.

has been filed on behalf of applicant with a prayer to release him

on bail in Case Crime No. 199 of 2024, under Section 8/20/29/60

of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Police

Station- Chopan, District- Sonbhadra.

4. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that applicant is

innocent and he has been falsely implicated in this case; applicant

is in jail since 28.09.2024. Charge sheet has been filed on

19.12.2024; applicant was neither driver nor the owner of the car

and he was only traveling with the other accused persons; coaccused

Parikhsit Barikh, has been granted bail by this Court in

Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 6090 of 2025, vide order

dated 03.03.2025 and there is no chance of tampering with the

evidence and witnesses; applicant have no previous criminal

history. Hence, bail has been prayed for.

5. Learned A.G.A. has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail but

could not dispute the aforesaid fact.

6. Considering all those facts and circumstances, the nature of

accusations, severity of the punishment in the case of conviction

and nature of supporting evidence, reasonable apprehension of

tampering with the witness and prima facie case, but without

commenting on merit of case, a case for bail is made out.

7. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed.

8. Let the accused-applicant, Shri Ram Sahu, 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:

1. The applicant will not tamper with the evidence.

2. The applicant will not indulge in any criminal activity.

3. The applicant will not pressurize/intimidate the prosecution witnesses and

co-operate in the trial.

4. The applicant will appear regularly on each and every date fixed by the

trial court, unless his personal appearance is exempted through counsel by

the court concerned.

9. In the event of breach of any of the aforesaid conditions, the

court below will be at liberty to proceed to cancel his bail.

Order Date :- 4.4.2025


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