Bail may be granted when the evidence against the accused consists solely of confessional statements and co-accused statements, even if the accused has a criminal history, provided the history is explained and the accused is on bail in those cases.

1. Supplementary affidavit filed by the applicant is taken on record.

2. Heard Sri Saksham Srivastava, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Imran Khan, learned AGA for the State.

3. The instant bail application has been filed seeking release of the applicant on bail in Case Crime No. 27 of 2026, under Sections 308(5), 61(2) BNS, Police Station Ghandhi Park, District Aligarh during pendency of the trial.

4. Learned counsel for the applicant submits, FIR of the present case was lodged against co-accused Yash Thakur and unknown persons with regard to extortion but during investigation on the basis of statement of co-accused and confessional statement of applicant before police he has been made accused in the present matter and except the confessional statement of applicant and co-accused there is no other evidence against the applicant on record.

5. He further submits, actually unfortunately apart from the present case applicant is having criminal history of six other cases, therefore, during investigation police also implicated the applicant in the present matter. He further submits, entire criminal history of the applicant has been explained in para-21 of the affidavit filed in support of instant bail application and in all the cases applicant is on bail.

6. He further submits, in the present matter applicant is in jail since 22.01.2026.

7. Per contra, learned AGA opposed the prayer for bail but could not dispute the argument on facts advanced by learned counsel for the applicant.

8. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record of the case.

9. However, as per allegation, applicant along with co-accused Yash Thakur, who was named in the FIR, tried to extort money from informant but except the statement of co-accused and confessional statement of applicant before the police it appears, there is no other evidence against applicant on record.

10. Further, however, applicant is having criminal history of six other cases but his criminal history has been explained in the instant bail application and in all the cases he is on bail and considering his criminal history, at this stage the argument advanced by learned counsel for applicant with regard to false implication of the applicant in the present matter cannot be ruled out.

11. Further, in the present matter applicant is in jail since 22.01.2026.

12. Therefore, considering the facts and circumstances of the case discussed above, in my view, applicant is entitled to be released on bail.

13. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the instant bail application is allowed

14. Let the applicant - Vineet be released on bail in the aforesaid case on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions:-

(i) The applicant shall appear before the trial court on the dates fixed, unless his personal presence is exempted.

(ii) The applicant shall not directly or indirectly, make inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or any police officer or tamper with the evidence.

(iii) The applicant shall not indulge in any criminal and anti-social activity.

15. In case of breach of any of the above condition, the prosecution will be at liberty to move an application before this Court for cancellation of the bail of the applicant.

16. It is clarified that the observations made herein are limited to the facts brought in by the parties pertaining to the disposal of b