HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 15478 of 2026 Rajesh Kumar .....Applicant(s)

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

Counsel for Applicant(s) : Mayank Chandra, Pranav Tiwary, Sunil Kumar Yadav, Sr. Advocate Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A.

Court No. - 73 HON'BLE VIKRAM D. CHAUHAN, J.

1. Learned A.G.A. for the State submits that instructions have been received and has no objection in case the bail application is heard on merits.

2. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record.

3. It is submitted by learned counsel for the applicant that applicant is the Junior Engineer in the electricity department and it is alleged that applicant had demanded Rs.70,000/- from the complainant for compounding of the offence although notice was issued by the department for compounding of Rs. 24,948/-. Learned counsel for the applicant further submits that subsequently co-accused Jay Prakash has been trapped with Rs. 40,000/- which is alleged to have been received by the co-accused at the behest of the applicant. Learned counsel for the applicant further submits that it is highly improbable that compoundable o