Allahabad High Court
OM PRAKASHversusSTATE OF U.P.
- Decided
- Bench
- KRISHAN PAHAL
Holding
The court held that the applicant had made out a case for bail and consequently granted bail.
Summary
The applicant, Om Prakash, filed a bail application in a case registered under Section 2(b)(xvii) and 3(1) of the U.P. Gangster and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986, alleging false implication and lack of prior criminal history. He had been in custody since 19 May 2026 and claimed that the prosecution was based on police rivalry and that he was not a gang member. The State opposed the bail, but the court, after considering the submissions and the material on record, found that the applicant had made out a prima facie case for bail. The court therefore allowed the bail application, directing the applicant to furnish a personal bond and two sureties, with conditions not to tamper with evidence, intimidate witnesses, or fail to appear. The order emphasized that breach of conditions would lead to cancellation of bail and would not affect the trial on merits.
Issues considered
- Whether bail should be granted to the accused under the U.P. Gangster and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986 pending trial, given the claim of false implication and absence of prior criminal record
Legislation cited
- U.P. Gangster and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986 — s. 2(b)(xvii), 3(1)
Subjects
- bail
- U.P. Gangster Act
- pre‑trial liberty
- false implication
- sureties
- criminal procedure
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 32028 of 2026
Om Prakash
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
State of U.P.
.....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Vinod Kumar Yadav
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A.
Court No. - 68
(Sr. No.124 out of 318)
HON'BLE KRISHAN PAHAL, J.
1. List has been revised. Supplementary affidavit filed by learned counsel for
the applicant is taken on record.
2. Heard Sri Ram Pal Singh, Advocate holding brief of Sri Vinod Kumar
Yadav, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Deepak Kumar Singh, learned
A.G.A. for the State and perused the material placed on record.
3. By means of the present bail application, the applicant seeks bail in Case
Crime No.171 of 2026, under Section 2(b) (xvii), 3(1) of U.P. Gangster and
Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986, Police Station- Bardah,
District- Azamgarh, during the pendency of trial.
4. It is argued by the learned counsel for the applicant that the prosecution
under the Gangsters Act have been launched against the applicant on the
basis of three criminal cases shown in the gang chart in which he has already
been enlarged on bail by the court concerned. The details of criminal cases
have been mentioned in the affidavit accompanying the bail application. He
has been falsely implicated in the present case due to police rivalry. He is
not the member of any gang. It is further stated that there is no other criminal
history of the applicant. The applicant is languishing in jail since 19.5.2026.
In case, the applicant is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of
bail.
5. On the other hand, learned AGA opposed the prayer for bail.
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6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions made by
learned counsel for the parties, the evidence on record, 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.
7. Let the applicant- Om Prakash, be released on bail in the aforementioned
case crime on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties to the satisfaction
of the court concerned, subject to verification of sureties, with the conditions
that he shall not tamper with evidence or intimidate witnesses and shall
appear before the trial court as required.
8. Breach of any condition shall entail cancellation of bail. The observations
herein shall not affect the trial on merits.
(Krishan Pahal,J.)
September 9, 2026
Vikas Verma
Digitally signed by :-
VIKAS VERMA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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