Allahabad High Court
ARENDRA YADAVversusSTATE OF U.P.
- Decided
- Bench
- RAJIV LOCHAN SHUKLA
Holding
The Court granted bail to the applicant, finding a prima facie case for release.
Summary
Arendra Yadav applied for bail in a case (Crime No. 642 of 2022) involving offences under Sections 147, 188, 307, 504, 506, 120B of the IPC and Section 7 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act. He claimed he was falsely implicated, stating that the FIR originally named four accused and about 50 unknown persons, and that no injury occurred. The two named co‑accused had already been granted bail, and the applicant, with fifteen prior cases but no conviction, argued for similar relief. The State opposed bail but could not refute the applicant’s explanation of his antecedents or the precedent of bail to co‑accused. The Court, after considering the facts, found a prima facie case for bail and ordered his release on personal bond and sureties, subject to standard conditions.
Issues considered
- Whether the applicant, Arendra Yadav, is entitled to bail despite the serious charges under the IPC and Criminal Law Amendment Act
- Whether the applicant’s alleged false implication and lack of injury justify granting bail
Legislation cited
- Criminal Law Amendment Act — s. 7
- Indian Penal Code — s. 120B, 147, 188, 307, 504, 506
Subjects
- bail
- IPC
- Criminal Law Amendment Act
- false implication
- no injury case
- trial pending
- conditions of bail
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 11313 of 2026
Arendra Yadav
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
State of U.P.
.....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Abhishek Ankur Chaurasia, Diwan
Saifullah Khan, Noor Muhammad,
Yogesh Kumar Srivastava
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A.
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. 642 of 2022, under Sections 147,
188, 307, 504, 506, 120B of the I.P.C. and Section 7 of Criminal Law
Amendment Act, Police Station- Kasganj, District- Kasganj, during the
pendency of the trial.
3. The learned counsel for the applicant contends that the applicant has
been falsely implicated in the present case. Learned counsel further
contends that the First Information Report (FIR) has been lodged against
four named accused persons and about 50 unknown persons. This is a no
injury case and no one has received any injury in the said case. The co-
accused Kuldeep Pandey and Ashish Pandey, who were named in the
FIR, have been granted regular bail by this Court in Bail Application
Nos.40141 of 2025 and 40058 of 2025 respectively. Kuldeep Pandey had
twenty-eight cases to his credit and Ashish Pandey had thirty-five cases to
his credit. The applicant has only fifteen cases to his credit.
4. The learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for bail, however, could not
dispute the explanation given by the applicant of the criminal antecedents
as also the fact that the similarly situated co-accused have been granted
bail by this Court.
5. I have considered the submissions made by the learned counsel for the
parties.
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6. The applicant is in jail since 20.02.2026. He was not named in the FIR
and his name has been supposedly disclosed after three years of the
incident. The named accused, Kuldeep Pandey and Ashish Pandey, have
been granted bail by this Court. The criminal history of the applicant is
duly explained and he is not a previous convict.
7. Taking into considering the entire facts and circumstances of the case
and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, a prima
facie case for grant of bail is made out.
8. Let the applicant - Arendra Yadav, involved in the aforementioned
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 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.
9. In the event of breach of any of the aforesaid conditions, the Court
below will be at liberty to proceed to cancel his/her bail.
10. 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.
11. 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.
(Rajiv Lochan Shukla,J.)
May 6, 2026
Kushal
Digitally signed by :-
KUSHAL AGRAWAL
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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