Allahabad High Court
GAURAVversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- KRISHAN PAHAL
Holding
A bail application filed after an acquittal is dismissed as infructuous because the accused is no longer in custody.
Summary
The applicant, Gaurav, filed a criminal miscellaneous bail application before the Allahabad High Court. No representative appeared on his behalf, while the learned Additional Government Advocate was present. The trial court had already recorded an acquittal of the applicant on 22 April 2026. The court observed that since the applicant had been acquitted, a bail order was no longer necessary and the application became moot. Consequently, the bail application was dismissed as infructuous.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate disposition of a bail application filed after the accused has been acquitted?
Subjects
- bail
- acquittal
- criminal procedure
- high court
- infructuous application
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 24028 of 2025
Gaurav
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 3 Others
.....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Santosh Kukmar Tiwari
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A.
Court No. - 65
(Sr. No.106 out of 243)
HON'BLE KRISHAN PAHAL, J.
1. List has been revised.
2. No one is present on behalf of applicant to press the instant bail
application. Sri Arun Kumar Mishra, learned A.G.A. is present.
3. As per the status report received from the Trial Court concerned dated
22.04.2026, the applicant has been acquitted; as such, the instant bail
application has been rendered infructuous.
4. The present bail application is dismissed as infructuous.
(Krishan Pahal,J.)
May 12, 2026
(Ravi Kant)
Digitally signed by :-
RAVI KANT
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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