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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:81172 Court No. - 86 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 4010 of 2025 Applicant :- Chhotu Yadav Alias Amit Yadav Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Himanshu Goswami,Pawan Giri,Rajiv Chowdhury Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Dr. Gautam Chowdhary,J.
1. This is the second bail application filed by the applicant. The First Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 33792 of 2024 was rejected by Hon'ble Mayank Kumar Jain, J vide order dated
11.09.2024.
2. Heard Sri Pawan Giri and Himanshu Gowasmi, learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A for the State and perused the record.
3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. He further submits that the applicant along with Nate Yadav @ Surendra Yadav had filed the Criminal Misc. First Bail Application No. 33792 of 2024, which was rejected vide order dated 11.09.2024. Learned counsel further submits that after rejection of the first bail application, the co-accused Nate Yadav @ Surendra Yadav, filed Criminal Misc. Second Bail Application No. 618 of 2025 and the co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 20.02.2025, copy of which order has been produced before this Court and is taken on record. It is thus contended that the applicant is also entitled for bail on the ground of parity. Several other submissions in order to demonstrate the falsity of the allegations made against the applicant have also been placed before the Court. The circumstances which, according to the counsel, led to the false implication of the accused have also been mentioned. It has also been assured on behalf of the applicant that he is ready to cooperate with the process of law and shall faithfully make himself available before the court whenever required and is also ready to accept all the conditions which the Court may deem fit to impose upon him. He next submits that applicant is
languishing in jail since 25.06.2024.
4. Learned AGA as well as learned counsel for the informant have vehemently opposed the bail application and submits that in case the applicant is released on bail he will misuse the liberty of bail, however, could not dispute the submissions of
learned counsel for the appellant with regard to parity.
5. Considering the overall facts and circumstances, the nature of allegations, the gravity of offence and without expressing any opinion on merits, this Court finds it to be a fit case for bail. Accordingly, the bail application stands allowed.
6. Let the applicant Chhotu Yadav alias Amit Yadav be released on bail in Case Crime No. 157 of 2024 (S.T.No. 1051 of 2024) under Sections 323, 352, 147, 149, 307 I.P.C., Police Station Phoolpur,, District Varanasi, on executing a personal bond and furnishing two local sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned subject to the following conditions: i) The applicant shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence. ii) The applicant shall not threaten or harass the prosecution witnesses. iii) The applicant shall appear on the date fixed by the trial court. iv) The applicant shall not commit an offence similar to the offence of which the applicant is accused, or suspected of the commission. v) The applicant shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the
facts of the case so as to dissuade such person from disclosing
facts to the Court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence.
7. In case of breach of any of the above condition, the trial Court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail of the applicant in accordance with law.
Order Date :- 16.5.2025/S.Ali Digitally signed by :- SHAUKAT ALI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad