CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. 4279 of 2026 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 4279 of 2026 Pawan Urf Dhannu .....Applicant(s) Versus State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) Counsel for Applicant(s) : Sher Bahadur Yadav Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Court No. - 65 (Sr. No.96 out of 294) HON'BLE KRISHAN PAHAL, J. 1. List has been revised. 2. Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No.438 of 2025, under Sections 65(2) BNS and 5(M)/6 POCSO Act, Police Station Ujhani, District Budaun, during the pendency of trial. 3. The instant bail application was filed on 2.02.2026 and none was present on behalf of the applicant to press it on 19.3.2026 and 6.4.2026 and so is the case today. The case is fixed peremptorily today. 4. It is observed by this Court that advocates are not appearing in majority of listed cases that too on multiple dates. Non-appearance of the counsel for the applicant amounts to professional misconduct. It also tantamount to bench hunting or forum shopping. 5. The Supreme Court in Ishwarlal Mali Rathod v. Gopal, (2021) 12 SCC 612 has categorically held that courts shall not grant the adjournments in routine manner and mechanically and shall not be a party to cause