Yash Pratap Singh v. State of U.P

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 33371 of 2025 Court No. - 67 HON'BLE KRISHAN PAHAL, J.

¶1List has been revised.

¶2Heard Sri Vinay Saran, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Sri Ajeet Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the applicant as well as Sri Sunil Kumar, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material placed on record.

¶3Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No.143 of 2025, under Sections 316(2), 318(4), 3(5), 238 B.N.S. and 66, 66D of IT Act, Police Station-Kotwali, District-Etawah, during the pendency of trial.

¶4Learned Senior 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. The allegations are against co-accused person Himanshu Chaudhary only in whose account the said money has been transferred, as such, the case of the applicant is at different footing to co-accused Himanshu Chaudhary.

¶5It is further argued by learned Senior Counsel for the applicant that not a single penny has been transferred to the account of the applicant. There is no criminal antecedent of the applicant. The applicant is languishing in jail since 20.7.2025 and he is ready to cooperate with trial. In case, the applicant is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail.

¶6Per contra, learned A.G.A. has vehemently opposed the bail application.

¶7The case of the applicant stands distinguished to co-accused person Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Ajeet Kumar Singh, Kushagra Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Yash Pratap Singh .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) Himanshu Chaudhary.

¶8Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, the evidence on record, taking into consideration the fact that not a single penny has been transferred to the account of the applicant, and 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-Yash Pratap Singh, 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 pressurize/intimidate 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. September 26, 2025 Vikas Verma BAIL No. 33371 of 2025 (Krishan Pahal,J.) High Court of Judicature at Allahabad