Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:14111 Court No. - 15 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 1776 of 2025 Applicant :- Arvind Kumar Verma And Another Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. (Home) Govt. Of U.P. Lko. Counsel for Applicant :- Satya Prakash Mishra,Nidhi Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Shree Prakash Singh,J. At the very outset, learned counsel for the applicant submits that she may be permitted to not press the bail application on behalf of Applicant No. 1 namely Arvind Kumar Verma. She prays that the same may be dismissed as not pressed on behalf of applicant No. 1, with liberty to file a fresh bail application for the applicant No. 1. The learned counsel for the State has no objection to the aforesaid prayer. In view of the above, the bail application is hereby dismissed as not pressed on behalf of the applicant No. 1 with liberty to file a fresh bail application, as prayed for. While pressing the bail application on behalf of applicant No. 2 namely Chand Babu, learned counsel has submitted that the applicant is in jail since 28.01.2025 in FIR/ Case Crime No. 0021 of 2025 under Sections 3(1) of U.P. Gangsters and Anti- Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986, Police Station- Itiyathok, District - Gonda. The contention of learned counsel for the applicant is that the applicant is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the instant matter due to ulterior motive and there is no cogent piece of evidence against him. She next submits that the applicant has criminal history of one case which has been duly explained in the bail application. She further submits that the applicant undertakes that in case, he is granted bail, he will not misuse the liberty of the same and would cooperate in the trial proceedings. Per contra, learned A.G.A. appearing for the State has opposed the contentions aforesaid and submitted that after thorough investigation, it was found that the applicant was involved in committing offence and as such, he is not entitled for any relief. Having heard learned counsels for the parties and after perusal of material placed on record, it transpires that the applicant has criminal history of one case which has been duly explained in the bail application; the applicant is in jail since 28.01.2025; prima facie, there is no cogent piece of evidence against the applicant so as to connect him with the offence coupled with the fact that the applicant has undertaken that in case, he is granted bail, he will not misuse the liberty of same and would co- operate in the trial proceedings. Considering the submissions of learned counsels for the parties, nature of accusation and severity of punishment in case of conviction, nature of supporting evidence, prima facie satisfaction of the Court in support of the charge, reformative theory of punishment and considering larger mandate of the Article 21 of the Constitution of India and, without expressing any view on the merits of the case, I find it to be a fit case of bail. Let the accused/ applicant No. 2- Chand Babu involved in the aforementioned 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, with the following conditions:- (1) The applicant shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence by intimidating/ pressurizing the witnesses, or otherwise during the investigation or trial; (2) The applicant shall file an undertaking to the effect that he shall not seek any adjournment on the dates fixed for evidence when the witnesses are present in court. He shall remain present before the trial court on each date fixed, either personally or through his counsel. In case of his absence, without sufficient cause, the trial court may proceed against him under Section 229-A of the Indian Penal Code; (3) The applicant shall remain present, in person, before the trial court on the dates fixed for (i) opening of the case, (ii) framing of charge and (iii) recording of statement under Section 313 Cr.P.C.; and (4) In case, the applicant misuses the liberty of bail during trial and in order to secure his presence proclamation under Section 82 Cr.P.C. is issued and the applicant fails to appear before the court on the date fixed in such proclamation, the trial court shall initiate proceedings against him, in accordance with law under Section 174-A of the Indian Penal Code. The identity, status and residential proof of sureties will be verified by the court concerned and in case of breach of any of the above conditions, the court below shall be at liberty to cancel the bail and send the applicant to prison. It is clarified that the observations made in this order are strictly confined to the disposal of this bail application and must not be construed to have any reflection on the merits of the case. Order Date :- 6.3.2025 (Manoj K.) Digitally signed by :- MANOJ KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench