Allahabad High Court
VINOD ARORA ALIAS RAVIversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER
- Decided
- Bench
- RAJIV LOCHAN SHUKLA
Holding
The court allowed interim protection, permitting the applicant to apply for regular bail within four weeks and directing that the bail application be decided expeditiously without prejudice from the Sessions Court’s earlier refusal.
Summary
The applicant, Vinod Arora, filed an anticipatory bail application under Sections 340(2), 336(3), 338 and 318(4) of the BNSS, 2023, fearing arrest in a criminal case (Crime No. 249 of 2025). The counsel requested that the applicant be allowed to appear before the trial court and seek regular bail, seeking interim protection. The State’s Additional Government Advocate raised no objection to the prayer. The High Court granted interim protection, directing that the applicant may appear before the concerned court within four weeks and apply for regular bail, which must be decided expeditiously and without being influenced by any earlier refusal of anticipatory bail by the Sessions Court. The court also ordered that no coercive action be taken against the applicant during the four‑week period and disposed of the anticipatory bail application.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate relief when an anticipatory bail application is filed but the applicant seeks interim protection to apply for regular bail?
Legislation cited
- BNSS, 2023 — s. 318(4), 336(3), 338, 340(2)
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- regular bail
- interim protection
- BNSS 2023
- criminal procedure
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No.
- 9705 of 2026
Vinod Arora Alias Ravi
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
State of U.P. and Another
.....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Vikash Chandra Tiwari
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A.
Court No. - 71
HON'BLE RAJIV LOCHAN SHUKLA, J.
1. Heard Learned counsel for the applicant; and Learned A.G.A. for the
State.
2. The present anticipatory bail application has been filed on behalf of the
applicant in Case Crime No.249 of 2025, under Sections 340(2), 336(3),
338 and 318(4) of the B.N.S., 2023, Police Station – Ijjatnagar, District
Bareilly, with a prayer to enlarge him on anticipatory bail, as the applicant
apprehends his arrest in the aforesaid case.
3. After some arguments, the Learned counsel for the applicant prays that
the applicant may be permitted to appear before the concerned Court and
apply for regular bail. The Learned counsel further states that the
applicant may be granted some interim protection to appear before the
concerned Court and apply for bail.
4. The Learned A.G.A. has no objection to the said prayer.
5. The prayer so made by the Learned counsel for the applicant is
allowed. It is provided that in case the applicant appears before the
concerned Court within a period of four weeks from today and applies for
regular bail in the aforesaid case crime, his application for bail shall be
considered and decided expeditiously in accordance with law, without
being influenced by any observations made by the concerned Sessions
Court while refusing to grant anticipatory bail to the applicant.
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6. For a period of four weeks from today, no coercive action shall be
taken against the applicant.
7. With the aforesaid observations/directions, this application stands
disposed of.
(Rajiv Lochan Shukla,J.)
September 18, 2026
Kushal
Digitally signed by :-
KUSHAL AGRAWAL
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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