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2025 DAILYLAW 126613 (ALL)

VISHAL SONI v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. DEPTT. OF HOME LKO.

BAIL/1936/2025 · 2025-08-19

Subhash Vidyarthi

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:48557 Court No. - 13 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 1936 of 2025 Applicant :- Vishal Soni Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Home Lko. Counsel for Applicant :- Sant Vijay Singh,Irfan Alam Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Subhash Vidyarthi,J. 1. Heard Sri Irfan Alam, the learned counsel for the applicant as well as Sri Rajesh Kumar Singh, the learned A.G.A.-I for the State and perused the record. 2. The instant application has been filed seeking release of the applicant on bail in Case Crime No. 0029 of 2025, under Sections 109(1), 115(2), 352 B.N.S, registered at Police Station Kotwali Dehat, District Balrampur. 3. The aforesaid case has been registered on the basis of F.I.R. lodged on 24.01.2025 against the applicant, his father- Raghuvar Soni and another co-accused Amit Soni, stating that all the accused persons had assaulted the informant, due to which, he suffered head injury and six stitches had to be put on his head. 4. In the affidavit filed in support of the bail application, it has been stated that the applicant is an innocent person and he has been falsely implicated in the present case. 5. The applicant's involvement in five other cases has been disclosed in para 7 of the affidavit, in all of which the applicant has been granted bail by the Sessions Court. It has also been submitted on behalf of the applicant that both the other named co-accused persons have already been granted bail. 6. The State has filed a counter affidavit opposing the bail application and copies of material collected during investigation have been annexed with the counter affidavit. 7. Having considered the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and keeping in view the fact that F.I.R levels similar allegations against three co-accused persons and both the other accused persons have already been granted bail, I am of the view that he applicant is also entitled to be granted bail on the ground of parity. 8. Accordingly, this bail application stands allowed. 9. Let the applicant- Vishal Soni be released on bail in aforementioned case on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of Magistrate/Court concerned, subject to the 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 :- 19.8.2025 Preeti. Digitally signed by :- PREETI GAUTAM High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench