Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:20190 Court No. - 65 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 2545 of 2025 Applicant :- Raja Alias Sheshmani Dubey Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Anshul Tiwari,Arpit Srivastava Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Krishan Pahal,J. In Re: Criminal Misc. Amendment Application No. Nil of 2025 1. Heard. 2. The amendment application is allowed. Order on Bail Application 1. List has been revised. 2. Heard Sri Anshul Tiwari, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Sunil Kumar, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record. 3. Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No.218 of 2024, under Sections 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2) of B.N.S., Police Station - Cantt., District- Prayagraj, during the pendency of trial. 4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the applicant that similarly placed co-accused person, Shrikant, has already been enlarged on bail by this Court vide order dated 20.01.2025 passed in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 46866 of 2024. It is further submitted that since the case of the applicant is at par to the co-accused, who has already been enlarged on bail, he is also entitled to be enlarged on bail on the ground of parity. The applicant is languishing in jail since 04.11.2024, having no criminal history. In case, the applicant is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail and shall cooperate with trial. 5. The prayer for bail has been vehemently opposed by learned A.G.A.. However, the aforesaid factual aspects of parity to the co-accused and of no criminal history of the applicant, have not been disputed by him. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, evidence on record, pending trial and in the 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 judgement passed by the Supreme Court in Paras Ram Vishnoi vs. The Director, Central Bureau of Investigation, MANU/SCOR/22410/2021 coupled with the judgement of Supreme Court passed in Satender Kumar Antil vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and another reported in (2022) 10 SCC 51, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the Court is of the view that the applicant is entitled to be released on bail in this case. The bail application is allowed on the ground of parity. 7. Let the applicant- Raja Alias Sheshmani Dubey, 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. (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. 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 him in accordance with law. 8. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail. 9. 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 :- 11.2.2025 Vikas (Justice Krishan Pahal) Digitally signed by :- VIKAS VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad