Allahabad High Court
SATYAJEET YADAV @ VIRAT SINGHversusSTATE OF U.P.
- Decided
- Bench
- AVNISH SAXENA
Holding
The bail application is allowed; the accused is entitled to be released on bail.
Summary
The accused, Satyajeet Yadav @ Virat Singh, applied for bail in a counterfeiting case (Cr. No. 182 of 2026) alleging false implication by police. He claimed the seized printers were not examined by a forensic lab, the arrest occurred without independent witnesses, and he has no prior criminal record. The State opposed bail but did not dispute these factual assertions. The court noted the lack of a technical report on the printers and the absence of independent witnesses, concluding that the applicant was entitled to bail without addressing the merits of the case. Accordingly, the court granted bail on personal bond and two sureties, citing Supreme Court precedents on bail policy.
Issues considered
- Whether bail should be granted when the arrest and seizure were conducted without independent witnesses and no forensic report on the seized equipment.
- Whether the absence of a technical report on the printers weakens the prosecution's prima facie case.
- Whether the applicant's clean criminal record warrants bail despite the seriousness of the alleged offence.
Legislation cited
- Indian Penal Code — s. 178, 179, 180, 181
Subjects
- bail
- counterfeit currency
- false implication
- forensic report
- independent witness
- criminal procedure
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 31551 of 2026
Satyajeet Yadav @ Virat Singh
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
State of U.P.
.....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Devendra Mani Tripathi
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A.
Court No. - 69
HON'BLE AVNISH SAXENA, J.
1. Heard Sri Devendra Mani Tripathi, learned counsel for the accused-
applicant and learned A.G.A. for the State.
2. The present bail application has been moved by the applicant accused-
Satyajeet Yadav @ Virat Singh to enlarge him on bail in Case Crime No.
182 of 2026, under Sections 178, 179, 180, 181 BNS, P.S.- Alinagar,
District- Chandauli, during the pendency of trial.
3. It is contended by learned counsel for the accused-applicant that the
accused-applicant has been falsely implicated by the police in F.I.R. dated
23.03.2026 lodged against the accused/applicant and other co-accused with
the allegation that the accused/applicant was printing the counterfeit
currency notes through printers in the house of Poonam Pandey. It is the
contention of learned counsel that initially the accused applicant and his
friend were apprehended by the police with counterfeit currency notes. It is
further contended that the applicant has been falsely implicated in this case
on the basis of disclosure statement. The printers recovered from the place of
incident have not been sent to Forensic Science Laboratory. The applicant
has no criminal history. The applicant is a tenant of the premises owned by
Poonam Pandey. The charge sheet is submitted and the land lady of the
premises has not been examined. The entire process of arrest and recovery
has been in absence of independent witness. The applicant is in jail since
22.03.2026. The applicant seeks to be released on bail.
4. Learned A.G.A. for State has opposed the prayer for bail of the applicant,
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but could not dispute the aforesaid facts.
5. This Court has taken into consideration the rival submissions made by
learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.
6. Considered the arrest and recovery has been made in the absence of
independent witness and prima facie there is no technical report of the
printer, the accused/applicant is entitled to be released on bail.
7. Hence, without touching merit of the case, the bail application is allowed.
8. The accused/applicant be released on bail in the aforesaid case on
furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the
satisfaction of court concerned in view of observation made by the Supreme
Court in its dictums of Girish Gandhi Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh [(2024) 10
SCC 674] and Policy Strategy for grant of bail in re [(2024)10SCC 685].
9. The accused-applicant shall cooperate in judicial process for fair and
speedy disposal.
(Avnish Saxena,J.)
September 8, 2026
Sharad/-
Digitally signed by :-
SHARAD KUMAR SRIVASTAVA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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