HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 2616 of 2025 Court No. - 13 HON'BLE SUBHASH VIDYARTHI, J. 1. Heard Shri Subodh Kumar Pandey, learned counsel for the applicant, Ms. Shikha Sinha, 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.971 of 2024 under Sections 310 (2), 317(3) of B.N.S. registered at Police Station- Kotwali Sadar, District- Lakhimpur Kheri. 3. The aforesaid case has been registered on the basis of an F.I.R. lodged on 26.12.2024 against four unknown persons. 4. Three co-accused persons- Mithun Singh, Akash Verma and Shadab have already been granted bail by means of orders dated 14.02.2025, 03.04.2025 and 01.04.2025 passed by Co-ordinate Benches of this Court in Crl. Misc. Bail Application No.1397 of 2025, 2778 of 2025 and 2672 of 2025 respectively. 5. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application but he could not dispute that role assigned to the applicant is similar to that assigned to co-accused persons. 6. Having considered the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and keeping in view the fact that the applicant has no criminal Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Manish Mani Sharma, Ramakar Shukla, Subodh Kumar Pandey Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Ankit Gautam .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Home Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) history; he is languishing in jail since 28.12.2024 and three co- accused persons have already been granted bail in the present case whereas the investigation stands concluded, 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. 7. Accordingly, this bail application stands allowed. 8. Let the applicant- Ankit Gautam 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. August 25, 2025 -Amit K- BAIL No. 2616 of 2025 2 (Subhash Vidyarthi,J.) Digitally signed by :- AMIT KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench