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2025 DAILYLAW 108957 (ALL)

RAKHI DEVI v. STATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

BAIL/43876/2024 · 2025-04-27

Krishan Pahal

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:65371 Court No. - 65 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 43876 of 2024 Applicant :- Rakhi Devi Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Applicant :- Prashant Kumar Shukla,Shiva Tripathi Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Krishan Pahal,J. 1. List has been revised. 2. Heard Sri Shiva Tripathi, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Sunil Kumar, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material placed on record. 3. Learned A.G.A. has informed that the notice to the informant has been served on 28.11.2024. 4. Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No.693 of 2024, under Sections 64, 115(2), 352, 351 B.N.S., 3/4 POCSO Act and 3/4 U.P. Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, Police Station Vijay Nagar, District Ghaziabad, during the pendency of trial. 5. It is submitted by learned counsel for the applicant that similarly placed co-accused person Badshah Alias Nadeem has already been enlarged on bail by this Court vide order dated 25.4.2025 passed in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No.2242 of 2025. The applicant is languishing in jail since 21.09.2024. He further submitted that since the role of the applicant is identical to that of co-accused who has already been enlarged on bail, she is also entitled to be enlarged on bail on the ground of parity. 6 The prayer for bail has been vehemently opposed by learned A.G.A. However, the aforesaid factual aspect of the parity to the co-accused has not been disputed by him. 7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, the evidence on record, pending trial and in light of the judgement passed by this Court in Nanha S/o Nabhan Kha vs. State of U.P., 1993 Crl.L.J. 938 and the judgements passed by the Supreme Court in Paras Ram Vishnoi vs. The Director, Central Bureau of Investigation, MANU/SCOR/22410/2021 and in Satender Kumar Antil vs. Central Bureau of Investigationa and Another, 2022 SCC OnLine SC 825, and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this Court is of the view that the applicant has made out a case for grant of bail on the ground of parity. The bail application is allowed on the ground of parity. 8. Let the applicant- Rakhi Devi, who is involved in aforementioned case crime be released on bail on her 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. (ii) The applicant shall remain present, in person, before the Trial Court on dates fixed for (1) opening of the case, (2) framing of charge and (3) recording of statement under Section 313 Cr.P.C./351 B.N.S.S. If in the opinion of the Trial Court absence of the applicant is deliberate or without sufficient cause, then it shall be open for the Trial Court to treat such default as abuse of liberty of bail and proceed against her in accordance with law. 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. Order Date :- 28.4.2025 (Ravi Kant) (Justice Krishan Pahal) Digitally signed by :- RAVI KANT High Court of Judicature at Allahabad