Awadhesh Ahirwar v. State of U.P

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 16111 of 2025

Court No. - 66 (Sl. No. 41 out of 116) HON'BLE KRISHAN PAHAL, J.

¶1List has been revised.

¶2Heard Sri Naushad Siddiqui, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri V.K.S. Parmar, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material placed on record.

¶3Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No. 89 of 2024, under Sections 498-A, 323, 504, 302/34 IPC and 3/4 D.P. Act, Police Station Lahchura, District Jhansi, during the pendency of trial

¶4Learned counsel for the applicant has argued that the applicant is absolutely innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. The cause of death could not be ascertained as per the post-mortem report. The informant has been examined as PW-1 and his mother as PW-3 and both have not supported the prosecution story. There is no likelihood of the conviction of the applicant in the instant case, as such, he is entitled for bail.

¶5There is no criminal history of the applicant. The applicant is languishing in jail since 17.5.2024, as such, period of incarceration is about one year and ten months. In case, the applicant is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail.

¶6Learned A.G.A. has vehemently opposed the bail application. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Arvind Srivastava, Mohd. Naushad Siddiqui, Rajeev Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Awadhesh Ahirwar .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s)

¶7This Court had called for the status of trial. The status report dated

13.1.2026 indicates that only three witnesses have been examined to date.

¶8Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, the evidence on record, taking into consideration the statements of PW-1 and PW-3 and also the fact that the trial is moving at a snail's pace and applicant being incarcerated for about one year and ten months, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, prima-facie the Court is of the view that the applicant has made out a case for bail. The bail application is allowed.

¶9Let the applicant-Awadhesh Ahirwar, who is involved in aforementioned case 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 subject to following conditions. Further, before issuing the release order, the sureties be verified.

(i) The applicant shall not tamper with evidence during trial.

(ii) The applicant shall not pressurise/intimidate with the prosecution witnesses.

(iii) The applicant shall appear before the trial court on the date fixed.

¶10In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail.

¶11It is made clear that observations made in granting bail to the applicant shall not in any way affect the learned trial Judge in forming his independent opinion based on the testimony of the witnesses. March 19, 2026 Shalini BAIL No. 16111 of 2025 (Krishan Pahal,J.) High Court of Judicature at Allahabad