ARSHAD vs State of U.P. — 1079/2026

Case Summary: 1079/2026 (Arshad v. State of U.P.) The court granted conditional anticipatory bail to petitioner Arshad, accused of illegally felling and stealing Khair (acacia) wood from reserved forest land under IPC §379, 411 and Indian Forest Act §26, 41, 42. The judge found that Arshad was not arrested at the scene, no wood was recovered from his possession, and his co-accused received bail on identical grounds; the offense carries maximum 7 years imprisonment. Bail was granted on a personal bond of ₹25,000 with conditions requiring his court attendance, cooperation during trial, and abstention from intimidating witnesses or criminal activity. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.