Allahabad High Court
SHAGEERversusSTATE OF U.P.
- Decided
Holding
The bail application was dismissed as infructuous because the trial had already been concluded.
Summary
In Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 51064 of 2023, the petitioner Shageer (represented by counsel Abhinav Dwivedi and Mohd. Jamshed Khan) sought bail for the accused Mr. Ashish Kumar Tripathi. The State of U.P., represented by A.G.A. G.A., opposed the bail. During the hearing, counsel for the applicant submitted that the bail application had become infructuous because the trial had already been concluded. The court examined the record and considered the submission that the matter was already decided on merits. Consequently, the bench held that there was no longer any question of bail to be decided. The application was therefore dismissed as infructuous. The order was pronounced on 18 March 2026 by Justice Jitendra Kumar Sinha.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate disposition of a bail application when the trial has already been decided?
Subjects
- bail
- criminal procedure
- infructuous application
- trial concluded
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 51064 of 2023
Shageer
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
State of U.P.
.....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Abhinav Dwivedi, Mohd. Jamshed
Khan
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A.
Court No. - 72
HON'BLE JITENDRA KUMAR SINHA, J.
1. Heard Mr. Jamshed Khan, learned counsel for the applicant, Mr. Ashish
Kumar Tripathi, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record.
2. At the very outset, learned counsel for the applicant submits that the
application has become infructuous as the trial has already been decided.
3. Accordingly, the application is dismissed as having become
infructuous.
(Jitendra Kumar Sinha,J.)
March 18, 2026
Virendra
Digitally signed by :-
VIRENDRA KUMAR BHARTEEY
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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