Supreme Court – Daily Orders
K K Sharma @Krishna Kumar Sharma vs The State Of Uttar Pradesh on 20 February, 2026
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. OF 2026
(@ SLP(CRL.) No 196/2026)
REKHA APPELLANT(S)
VERSUS
THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH RESPONDENT(S)
O R D E R
1. Leave granted.
2. The appellant has been arraigned as an accused
and seeks regular bail in connection with FIR
No.192/2020 registered at Police Station –
Chaubepur, District – Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh for
the offences punishable under Sections 147, 148,
149, 302 and 394 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860
and Section 7 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act,
1932.
3. We have heard the learned counsel appearing for
the appellant and the respondent.
4. Admittedly, the appellant is a lady. The
specific overt act attributed against her is to
Signature Not Verified
Digitally signed by the effect that she was shouting, pursuant to
SWETA BALODI
Date: 2026.02.23
17:53:14 IST
Reason:
the presence of Police Officers, in a manner so
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to as instigate the other accused to commit the
offence. She has been under incarceration for
more than 5½ years and is the mother of two
minor children.
5. Taking into consideration the above, we are
inclined to set aside the impugned order passed
by the High Court and grant bail to the
appellant.
6. Accordingly, the impugned order stands set
aside, and the appellant is granted bail,
subject to the terms and conditions that may be
imposed by the concerned Trial Court.
7. The appeal is allowed, accordingly.
8. Pending application(s), if any, shall stand
disposed of.
……………………………………………………………………J.
[M.M. SUNDRESH]
………………………………………………………………………J.
[NONGMEIKAPAM KOTISWAR SINGH]
NEW DELHI;
20th FEBRUARY, 2026
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ITEM NO.2 + 13 COURT NO.4 SECTION II
S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.)
No(s). 15211/2025
[Arising out of impugned final judgment and order
dated 11-08-2025 in CRMBA No. 25402/2025 passed
by the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad]
K K SHARMA @KRISHNA KUMAR
SHARMA Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH Respondent(s)
IA No. 312138/2025 – CONDONATION OF DELAY IN
FILING THE SPARE COPIES
WITH
ITEM 13
SLP(Crl.) No(s). 196/2026
Date : 20-02-2026 These matters were called on for
hearing today.
CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M. SUNDRESH
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE NONGMEIKAPAM KOTISWAR SINGH
For Petitioner(s) Mr. Rishabh Mishra, Adv.
Mr. Ratnesh Kumar Mishra, Adv.
Mr. Naresh Taneja, Adv.
Ms. Manju Jetley, AOR
Mr. Ayush Sachan, Adv.
Mr. Arif Ali, Adv.
Mr. Ashwani Kumar Tripathi, Adv.
Mr. Anurag Tandon, AOR
Ms. Alisha Luthra, Adv.
For Respondent(s) Mr. Ankit Goel, AOR
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made
the following
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O R D E R
SLP (Crl.) No.15211/2025:
We have heard the learned counsel appearing
for the petitioner and the learned counsel
appearing for the respondent.
The petitioner has been charged in FIR
No.192/2020, registered at Police Station –
Chaubepur, District – Kanpur Nagar for the
offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 149,
302, 307, 504, 506, 353, 332, 333, 396, 412, 120B,
34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 7 of
the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1932 and Sections
3, 4 of the Explosive Substances Act, 1908.
Taking into consideration the allegations
specifically leveled against the petitioner,
coupled with the stage at which the trial is
placed, as of now, we are not inclined to grant
bail to the petitioner at this stage.
However, as it is submitted by the learned
counsel appearing for the respondent – State that
28 out of 35 witnesses have been examined, we
direct the Trial Court to complete the trial
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within a period of four months from the date of
receipt of a copy of this order.
If the trial is not completed within the
said period of four months, liberty is granted to
the petitioner to file a fresh bail application,
in which case the impugned order and the order
passed by the Trial Court will not stand in the
way of the petitioner.
The Special Leave Petition stands disposed
of, accordingly
Pending application(s), if any, shall also
stand disposed of.
SLP(CRL.) No 196/2026:
Leave granted.
The appeal is allowed in terms of the
signed order.
Pending application(s), if any, shall stand
disposed of.
(SWETA BALODI) (POONAM VAID)
ASTT. REGISTRAR-cum-PS ASSISTANT REGISTRAR
(Signed order in SLP(CRL.) No 196/2026 is placed
on the file)5
