Rahul v. State of U.P

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 15355 of 2026 Court No. - 65 (Sl. No. 53 out of 259) HON'BLE KRISHAN PAHAL, J.

¶1List has been revised.

¶2Heard Sri Rajesh Kumar, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Umesh Kumar, learned counsel for the informant and Sri Sunil Kumar, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material placed on record.

¶3Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No. 42 of 2026, under Sections 191(2), 69, 352, 351(3) BNS, Police Station Sakeet, District Etah, during the pendency of trial.

¶4As per prosecution story, the applicant is stated to have established corporeal relationship with the victim on the false promise of marriage and had later on refused to comply with the said promise.

¶5Learned counsel for the applicant has argued that the applicant is absolutely innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. He has nothing to do with the said offence. As per ossification test report, the age of the victim has come out to be 21 years. There is no clinching evidence to suggest that the applicant misled the victim from the beginning. The informant has converted a failed consensual physical relationship into a criminal case.

¶6Learned counsel has further stated that there is no criminal history of the applicant. The applicant is languishing in jail since 18.3.2026 and he is ready to cooperate with trial. In case, the applicant is released on bail, he will not Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Rajesh Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Rahul .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) misuse the liberty of bail.

¶7Learned A.G.A. and learned counsel for the informant have vehemently opposed the bail application.

¶8Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions made by learned counsel for the parties; there being no clinching evidence to suggest that the applicant misled the victim from the beginning and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the Court is of the view that the applicant has made out a case for bail. The bail application is allowed.

¶9Let the applicant-Rahul, 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. May 6, 2026 Shalini BAIL No. 15355 of 2026 (Krishan Pahal,J.) High Court of Judicature at Allahabad