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2025 DAILYLAW 111233 (ALL)

PRASHANT PANDEY v. STATE OF U.P.

BAIL/45676/2024 · 2025-04-30

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:69254 Court No. - 67 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 45676 of 2024 Applicant :- Prashant Pandey Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Amit Kumar Yadav,Karunesh Pratap Singh,Sanjeev Kumar Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Chandra Dhari Singh,J. 1. The instant bail application has been filed under Section 483 of BNSS, seeking bail in Case Crime No. 377 of 2024, under Sections 319 (2), 318 (4), 178, 179, 180, 181, 61 (2) of BNS, Police Station-Belipar, District-Gorakhpur. 2. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the applicant has submitted that the applicant is innocent person and has not committed any offence as alleged in the FIR. He has been falsely implicated in this case. It is further submitted that similarly placed co-accused Gulam Mustafa, has already been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 23.04.2025 passed in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 4607 of 2025 and, therefore, the applicant is also entitled to be released on bail on the ground of parity. Applicant has criminal history of one case which has been explained in paragraph no.17 of the affidavit filed in support of bail application. The applicant is languishing in jail since 31.10.2024. It is also undertaken on behalf of the applicant that he shall abide by all terms and conditions as imposed by the Court while granting bail. 3. Per contra, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State has vehemently opposed the instant bail application but he could not dispute the aforesaid facts as stated by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of applicant. 4. Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned AGA and perused the material available on record. 5. Taking into consideration of aforesaid reasons as stated above and the fact that similarly placed co-accused Gulam Mustafa has already been granted bail by this Court, without expressing any opinion on the merit of the case, I am inclined to grant bail to the applicant. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant -Prashant Pandey, who is involved in the aforementioned case crime be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 50,000/- 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 the 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 BNSS. If in the opinion of the Trial Court absence of the applicant is deliberate of 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 him in accordance with law. 7. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail. (Chandra Dhari Singh, J.) Order Date :- 1.5.2025 Atul Digitally signed by :- ATUL KUMAR SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad