Allahabad High Court
VINOD BHARTIversusSTATE OF U.P.
- Decided
- Bench
- AVNISH SAXENA
Holding
A bail application is infructuous and cannot be entertained after the accused has been convicted.
Summary
The applicant, Vinod Bharti, filed a criminal miscellaneous bail application (No. 4210 of 2025) before the Allahabad High Court. The matter was listed for a status of trial on 9 July 2026, and a report dated 25 July 2026 indicated that the applicant had already been convicted in the case. Because the conviction had been recorded, the bail application could no longer be entertained. The court, presided over by Justice Avnish Saxena, held that a bail application is infructuous when the accused is already convicted. Consequently, the bail application was dismissed. The order was pronounced on 23 September 2026.
Issues considered
- Can bail be granted to an accused who has already been convicted in the same case?
Subjects
- bail
- conviction
- criminal procedure
- High Court
- infructuous bail application
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 4210 of 2025
Vinod Bharti
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
State of U.P.
.....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Rajendra Kumar Pandey, Smt. Kirti
Pandey
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A.
Court No. - 69
HON'BLE AVNISH SAXENA, J.
1. Sri Rajendra Kumar Pandey, learned counsel for applicant and learned
AGA for State, are present.
2. On 09.07.2026, this Court has called for status of trial. The report dated
25.07.2026 reveals that the accused applicant has been convicted in the
present case, rendering the bail application infructuous.
3. Accordingly, the bail application is dismissed as infructuous.
(Avnish Saxena,J.)
September 23, 2026
Sharad/-
Digitally signed by :-
SHARAD KUMAR SRIVASTAVA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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