Allahabad High Court
SADIQversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The bail application was dismissed as infructuous because the applicant had already been convicted.
Summary
The applicant, Sadiq, filed a bail application (Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 19006 of 2025) before the Allahabad High Court after being convicted on 25 May 2026. Counsel for the applicant argued that since the trial had concluded and a conviction was recorded, the bail application was no longer viable and should be dismissed as infructuous. The opposing side, represented by the Additional Government Advocate, raised no objection to this submission. The Court, after noting the lack of any objection and the fact that the conviction rendered the bail petition moot, dismissed the bail application as infructuous. No substantive discussion on legal principles was required, and the order was pronounced on 18 September 2026.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate disposition of a bail application filed after the conviction of the accused?
Subjects
- bail
- conviction
- infructuous
- criminal procedure
- High Court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 19006 of 2025
Sadiq
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 3 Others
.....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Ramesh Kumar Pandey
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A.
Court No. - 66
HON'BLE ARUN KUMAR SINGH DESHWAL, J.
1. Sri Ramesh Kumar Pandey, learned counsel for the applicant,
submitted that the trial in the present case has been concluded and the
applicant has been convicted by judgment and order dated 25.05.2026. In
view thereof, the present bail application has become infructuous.
Accordingly, the present bail application may be dismissed as having
become infructuous.
2. Learned A.G.A. has no objection to the aforesaid prayer.
3. Accordingly, the instant bail application is dismissed as infructuous.
(Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal,J.)
September 18, 2026
SA
Digitally signed by :-
SALMAN ALI
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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