Bail Granted Judgments of January 2026

Bail Granted Judgments of January 2026

In the month of January 2026, various HCs/SC have granted bail/anticipatory bail to accused in different cases. In this article those citations will be mentioned where accused has been able to secure bail/anticipatory bail. 

1. In this case, allegations were around offences under PMLA, 2002 and bail was granted to accused. [ Arvind Dham v. ED [2026] GCtR 21 (SC)  ]

2. In this case allegations were related to offences under NDPS Act, 1985 and prosecution argued that accused is a habitual offender. Accused has been able to secure bail in less than 6 months of custody. [ Maqsood Ahmad Patloo v. State of Goa [2026] GCtR 24 (Goa, Bombay) ]

3. In this case, offence alleged was under S.109 (attempt to murder), 351 (criminal intimidation) and 3(5) of BNS, 2023. Accused was able to secure bail in less than 4 months of custody. [ Dalip Kumar v. State of HP [2026] GCtR 25 (HP) ]

4. In this case, offences alleged were under S.318 (4) (cheating and thereby inducing to deliver property), 316 (5) (criminal breach of trust), 61 (2) (Criminal conspiracy) of BNS, 2023 and S.13 (a) (Criminal misconduct by a public servant) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. Accused has been able to obtain bail. [ Arpit Sharma v. State of MP [2026] GCtR 26 (Gwalior, MP) ]

5. In this case, the offences alleged were under S.420 of IPC ; accused was granted bail in less than 3 months of custody. [ Arun Kumar Meshram versus State of Chhattisgarh [2026] GCtR 27 (Chhattisgarh) ]

6. In this case, the accused was facing allegations of offences under S. 115 of BNS, 2023 (voluntarily causing hurt), S.191 (2) of BNS (rioting), S.333 of BNS (House-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint), S.304 of BNS (snatching). Accused has been successful in avoiding his arrest by obtaining anticipatory bail. [Akhilesh Gupta v. State of Chhattisgarh [2026] GCtR 28 (Chhattisgarh) ]

7. In this case, the allegations were related to offences under Sections 223(b), 196(1)(a),196(1)(b), 353(1)(c), 353(2) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 3(1)(u) and 3(1)(v) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Accused has been able to obtain bail. [ Anil Kumar Mishra versus State of MP [2026] GCtR 29 (Gwalior, MP) ]

8. In this case, accused has been able to obtain bail in less than 5 months of custody. Offences alleged here were under S. 61 (2) of BNS, 2023 and S.103 (1) of BNS, 2023 (murder). In this case, prosecution even pointed out the recoveries done ; yet, accused was successful in obtaining bail. [Rina Begum Barbhuiya v. State of Assam [2026] GCtR 33 (Gauhati) ]

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