ORDER :

1. Leave granted.

2. The present Criminal Appeal has been preferred by Bhagat Singh (hereinafter referred to as “the Appellant”), who is the nephew of the deceased Bharat Singh alias Pappu, and the informant in the present case, challenging the order dated 22nd January, 2026 (hereinafter referred to as the “impugned order”), passed by the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad in Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 2223 of 2026, by which the Respondent No. 2 - Accused No.1, Kunwarpal Singh, was released on bail.

3. The Respondent No. 2 along with two co-accused persons is alleged to have committed the murder of the Appellant’s uncle and is arrayed as Accused No. 1 in FIR No. 118 of 2025 registered at Police Station Chhata, District Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, for offences punishable under Sections 103(1)¹[Punishment for murder – (1) Whoever commits murder shall be punished with death or imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine], 352²[Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace.], 351(2)³[Criminal Intimidation – …(2) Whoever commits the offence of criminal intimidation shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may