Allahabad High Court

RAVINDRA PAL ALIAS RAVINDRA PAL SINGHversusSTATE OF U.P.

Decided: 4 May 2026
Bench: JAI PRAKASH TIWARI

Holding

Bail is granted to the applicant subject to the conditions imposed by the court.

Summary

The High Court of Allahabad considered a bail application filed by Ravindra Pal Singh in a 2013 case involving offences under Sections 420, 406, 409, 467, 471 and 120‑B IPC. The applicant pleaded innocence, contended that the allegations were fabricated, and highlighted that the co‑accused had already been released on bail by the same court. The State opposed the bail but did not dispute the co‑accused’s bail status. After reviewing the record and the nature of the allegations, the court, without expressing a view on the merits, held that the case was suitable for bail. Accordingly, the court ordered the applicant’s release on personal bond and two sureties, subject to several conditions regarding attendance and non‑abuse of liberty.

Issues considered

Whether bail should be granted to the accused in a case involving serious IPC offences given the co‑accused have already been released on bail
Whether there is a risk of flight, tampering with evidence or misuse of liberty that warrants denial of bail

Legislation cited

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — s. 313, 82
Indian Penal Code — s. 120-B, 174-A, 229-A, 406, 409, 420, 467, 471

Subjects

bail
Indian Penal Code
Criminal Procedure Code
flight risk
co‑accused bail
conditions of bail
serious offences

Judgment

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 39461 of 2025

Ravindra Pal Alias Ravindra Pal Singh
.....Applicant(s)
Versus

State of U.P.
.....Opposite
Party(s)

Counsel for Applicant(s) : Anuj Bajpai, Bal Ram Bind
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A.

Court No. - 70
HON'BLE JAI PRAKASH TIWARI, J.

Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned
Additional Government Advocate for the State of U.P. and
perused the record.

The present bail application has been filed by the applicant
seeking bail in Case Crime No. 1094/2013 under Sections 420,
406, 409, 467, 471, 120-B IPC Police Station- Sadar Bazar,
District - Shahjahanpur.

Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that the applicant
is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present
crime. It is submitted that the allegations made against the
applicant are false and fabricated. It is further submitted that
co-accused- namely Jagdish Prasad, Pramod Kumar Gupta,
Anil Kumar Gupta and Brijesh Kumar Gupta, have been
granted bail by the coordinate Bench of this Court vide orders
dated 01.09.2020, 07.04.2021, 21.02.2023 and 27.09.2022 in
Criminal Misc. Bail Application No.23928 of 2020, 11717 of
2021, 58767 of 2022 and 43567 of 2022. It is also submitted
that there is no apprehension that after being released on bail,
he may flee from the course of law or may, otherwise, misuse
the liberty of bail and the applicant is in jail since 07.10.2025,
and the possibility of conclusion of trial in near future is very
bleak.
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Learned A.G.A. has, however, opposed the prayer for grant of
bail, but he has not disputed the above contention made by the
learned counsel for the accused-applicant that co-accused has
already been released on bail.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, perusing
the record and also considering the nature of allegations,
arguments advanced by the learned counsel for the parties and
keeping in mind that co-accused has already been released on
bail by this Court and without expressing any opinion on the
merit of the case, I find it to be a fit case for granting bail.

Let applicant namely Ravindra Pal Alias Ravindra Pal
Singh, be released on bail in the aforesaid Case Crime
Number on his furnishing personal bond and two reliable
sureties each of the like amount to the satisfaction of the court
concerned subject to following conditions:-

(i) The applicant shall file an undertaking to the effect that he
shall not seek any adjournment on the dates fixed for evidence
when the witnesses are present in court. In case of default of
this condition, it shall be open for the trial court to treat it as
abuse of liberty of bail and pass orders in accordance with law.

(ii) The applicant shall remain present before the trial court on
each date fixed, either personally or through his counsel. In
case of his absence, without sufficient cause, the trial court
may proceed against him under Section 229-A of the Indian
Penal Code.

(iii) In case, the applicant misuse the liberty of bail during trial
and in order to secure his presence, proclamation under Section
82 Cr.P.C. is issued and the applicant fail to appear before the
court on the date fixed in such proclamation, then, the trial
court shall initiate proceedings against him, in accordance with
law, under Section 174-A of the Indian Penal Code.

(iv) The applicant shall remain present, in person, before the
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trial court on the dates fixed for (i) opening of the case, (ii)
framing of charge and (iii) recording of statement under
Section 313 Cr.P.C. If in the opinion of the trial court absence
of the applicant is deliberate or without sufficient cause, then it
shall be open for the trial court to treat such default as abuse of
liberty of bail and proceed against him in accordance with law.

Any violation of above conditions will be treated misuse of bail
and learned Court concerned will be at liberty to pass
appropriate order in the matter regarding cancellation of bail.

May 5, 2026
S.K.

(Jai Prakash Tiwari,J.)

Digitally signed by :-
SWEETY KANOJIA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

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