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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 33448 of 2025 Court No. - 67 HON'BLE KRISHAN PAHAL, J.
1. List has been revised. 2. Heard Sri Sangam Lal Kesharwani, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Rajendra Prasad Singh, learned State Law Officer for the State and perused the material placed on record. 3. Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No.455 of 2025, under Sections 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 of Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956, Police Station Naini, District Prayagraj, during the pendency of trial. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant has argued that the victims recovered from the place of occurrence were major. The applicant has nothing to do with the said offence and he has been falsely shown to be the care-taker of the place where the said indecent act is stated to have been committed. 5. Learned counsel for the applicant has further argued that the owner is co- accused Himanshu and not the applicant. There is no criminal history of the applicant. The applicant is languishing in jail since 07.09.2025 and he is ready to cooperate with trial. In case, the applicant is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail. 6. Learned State Law Officer has vehemently opposed the bail application. 7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, the evidence on record, and without Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Gulab Singh, Nand Lal Singh, Sangam Lal Kesharwani Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Santosh Kumar .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s)
expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, prima-facie the Court is of the view that the applicant has made out a case for bail. The bail application is allowed. 8. Let the applicant- Santosh Kumar, who is involved in aforementioned case crime be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned subject to following conditions. Further, before issuing the release order, the sureties be verified. (i) The applicant shall not tamper with evidence during trial. (ii) The applicant shall not pressurise/intimidate with the prosecution witnesses. (iii) The applicant shall appear before the trial court on the date fixed. 9. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail.
10. It is made clear that observations made in granting bail to the applicant shall not in any way affect the learned trial Judge in forming his independent opinion based on the testimony of the witnesses. September 26, 2025 (Ravi Kant) BAIL No. 33448 of 2025 2 (Krishan Pahal,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAVI KANT High Court of Judicature at Allahabad