Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:19511 Court No. - 28 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 2726 of 2025 Applicant :- Umakant Opposite Party :- State Of Up Thru. Prin. Secy. (Home) Lko. Counsel for Applicant :- Rajendra Prasad Yadav Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Brij Raj Singh,J. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA for the State and perused the record. This is the fourth bail application. First bail application was rejected by this Court for want of prosecution vide order dated 05.05.2022 passed in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No.11194 of 2021. The second and third bail applications have been rejected by this Court vide orders dated 19.0.2023 and 23.07.2024 passed in Criminal Misc. Bail Application Nos.6505 of 2022 and 4937 of 2024. The present bail application has been filed by the applicant Umakant, with a prayer to enlarge him on bail in Case Crime No.0372 of 2020, (S.T. No. 455 of 2021) under Section 302 I.P.C. and Section 27/30 Arms Act, Police Station Rampur Kalan, District Sitapur. It is submitted by learned counsel for the applicant that applicant is in jail since 30.12.2020 and more than four years have passed. He further submitted that this court while rejecting the second bail application has directed the trial court to conclude the trial within a year but the trial has not been concluded. Learned counsel has reiterated the same argument and has not been able to point out any fresh ground except the delay in trial. On the other hand, learned AGA opposed the prayer for bail and submitted that all the witnesses of the prosecution case have supported the prosecution case and all these arguments have already been considered while considering the third bail application and there is no fresh ground. After hearing learned counsel for the parties and considering the argument that the prosecution witnesses have supported the prosecution case; argument that no fresh ground is made out therefore, at this stage, I am of the opinion that the applicant is not entitled to be released on bail. The application for bail of applicant Umakant is hereby, rejected. Order Date :- 7.4.2025 Pks Digitally signed by :- POOJA SETH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench