RAJversusSTATE OF U.P.

         HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

      CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 9760 of 2026

Raj
                                                              .....Applicant(s)
                                   Versus
State of U.P.
                                                                  .....Opposite
                                                                        Party(s)

Counsel for Applicant(s)      : Ankit Kumar Pal, Pravin Kumar, Shad
                                Azam
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A.

Court No. - 70
                      HON'BLE HARVIR SINGH, J.


1. Heard learned counsel for the accused-applicant, learned A.G.A. for the
State and perused the material available on record.

2. This bail application has been moved on behalf of the accused-applicant,
for grant of bail, in Case Crime No. 368 of 2025, under Sections 115(2),
123, 140(4), 351(2), 142, 143 and 145 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023,
Police Station Kamalganj, District Farrukhabad, during pendency of trial.

3. Learned counsel for accused-applicant, while pressing the bail application,
submits that, the accused-applicant has been falsely implicated in the instant
case and has not committed any offence, as alleged by the prosecution. It is
alleged in the first information report of this case that, on 28.10.2025, when
the informant / victim was going to her maternal home, after having a hot
talk with her husband, she was taken away by the co-accused persons,
namely, Shyama Devi, Rashid and Raj (son of Shyama Devi) to the house of
co-accused Shyama Devi. It is further alleged that, the victim was given
some sedative and as a result, she lost her senses and was kept hostage inside
the room for about 2-3 days by the accused persons and thereafter, she was
sold to to one Suneel in lieu of Rs. 50,000/-, who has taken her to his
residence. However, the victim by putting her best efforts, has returned to
her maternal home. Learned counsel for the applicant further submits that,
no injury has been caused to the victim, as such, the allegation of physical
assault are false and baseless. Learned counsel for the applicant further
submits that, the accused-applicant is languishing in jail in this matter since
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                                    5.11.2025, criminal history of three cases has been explained in para 20 of
                                    the affidavit accompanying the instant bail application and there is no
                                    likelihood that, the accused-applicant, after release on bail, may flee from
                                    the process of law or will misuse the liberty of bail, therefore, the applicant
                                    is entitled to be enlarged on bail.

                                    4. Learned A.G.A. appearing on behalf of State opposes the prayer for bail
                                    of the applicant on the ground that, allegation of physical assault has been
                                    levelled against the applicant and the victim has specifically stated that, the
                                    applicant in connivance with other co-accused persons has sold her to one
                                    Suneel and the said Suneel has also admitted in his statement that, applicant
                                    and other co-accused persons have sold the victim to him in lieu of
                                    Rs.50,000/- and he married the victim, therefore, the applicant is not entitled
                                    to be released on bail.

                                    5. Having considered the rival contentions of the parties and having perused
                                    the record, it is evident that, the applicant in connivance with the other
                                    co-accused persons has intimidated and assaulted the victim and they
                                    have sold the victim to one Suneel in lieu of Rs.50,000/- and the said
                                    Suneel got married the victim. Then the victim got rescued herself from
                                    the clutches of these anti-social elements. The accused persons have
                                    terrorized and sold a helpless lady. Thus, having regard to the evidence
                                    available on record against the applicant and his complicity in the crime, I do
                                    not find any good ground to release the applicant on bail. Hence, the bail
                                    application moved on behalf of applicant - Raj is hereby rejected.

                                    6. Observations made herein-above by this court are only for the purpose of
                                    disposal of this bail application and shall not be construed as an expression
                                    of this Court on the merits of the case.

                                    April 8, 2026
                                    HR
                                                                                                (Harvir Singh,J.)




Digitally signed by :-
HEMANT RANJAN
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad