Allahabad High Court
DHARMENDRAversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The bail application was dismissed as infructuous because the trial had already been decided.
Summary
The applicant, Dharmendra, filed a criminal miscellaneous bail application (No. 44434 of 2023) before the Allahabad High Court. No parties appeared before the court except the learned Additional Government Advocate for the State. The court examined the trial report dated 19 January 2026, which indicated that the trial before the Additional Sessions Judge/Special Judge (POCSO Act) in Fatehpur had already been concluded on 22 February 2024. Since the trial was completed, the bail application could no longer be entertained. Consequently, the court dismissed the bail application as infructuous.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate disposition of a bail application when the trial has already been concluded?
Legislation cited
Subjects
- bail
- criminal procedure
- POCSO Act
- infructuous application
- trial concluded
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 44434 of 2023
Dharmendra
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 3 Others
.....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Sushil Kumar Dwivedi
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : Abhilasha Singh, G.A.
Court No. - 72
HON'BLE JITENDRA KUMAR SINHA, J.
1. List has been revised. No one appears either for the applicant or the
first informant. However, Sri B.P. Singh, learned A.G.A. for the State, is
present.
2. On perusal of the report dated 19.1.2026, submitted by the learned Trial
Court i.e. the court of Additional Sessions Judge/Special Judge (POCSO
Act), Fatehpur, it appears that trial of the case has already been decided
on 22.2.2024.
3. In view of the above, this bail application has become infructuous.
Accordingly, the application is dismissed as having become infructuous.
(Jitendra Kumar Sinha,J.)
March 18, 2026
Vandana
Digitally signed by :-
VANDANA GAUTAM
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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