Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:48288 Court No. - 13 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 1281 of 2025 Applicant :- Arun Kumar Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Home Lko. Counsel for Applicant :- Firoz Ahmad Khan,Ajay Pratap Singh,Brijesh Kumar Yadav,Devendra Singh,Munish Kumar Chandra Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Subhash Vidyarthi,J. 1. Heard Shri Brijesh Kumar Yadav, learned counsel for the applicant, Shri Ashok Kumar Srivastava, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the records. 2. The instant application has been filed seeking release of the applicant on bail in Case Crime No.202 of 2024 under Sections 3 and 5(1) of U.P. Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021 registered at Police Station- Kumarganj, District- Ayodhya. 3. The aforesaid case has been registered on the basis of an F.I.R. lodged on 18.10.2024 against the applicant and one Shiv Milan stating that both the co-accused persons were engaged in unlawful conversion of religion. 4. In the affidavit filed in support of the bail application, it has been stated that the applicant is a young man aged 22 years having no criminal history and he has been falsely implicated in the present case. 5. Co-accused- Shiv Milan has been granted bail by means of an order dated 18.04.2025 passed by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in Crl. Misc. Bail Application No.3249 of 2025. 6. Learned A.G.A. has vehemently opposed the bail application and he has submitted that allegations have been established during investigation and a charge-sheet has been submitted on 12.12.2024. The applicant has filed a rejoinder affidavit. 7. Having considered the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and keeping in view the fact that the applicant is a young man aged 22 years having no criminal history and he is languishing in jail since 19.10.2024 whereas the investigation stands concluded and the other co-accused person has already been granted bail, I am of the view that the aforesaid facts are sufficient for making out a case for enlargement of the applicant on bail in the aforesaid case. 8. Accordingly, this bail application stands allowed. 9. Let the applicant- Arun Kumar be released on bail in the aforementioned case on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of Magistrate/Court concerned, subject to following conditions:- (i) the applicant shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence; (ii) the applicant shall not pressurize the prosecution witnesses; (iii) the applicant shall appear on each and every date fixed by the trial Court. . [Subhash Vidyarthi, J.] Order Date :- 18.8.2025 -Amit K- Digitally signed by :- AMIT KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench