HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 4947 of 2025 Court No. - 13 HON'BLE SUBHASH VIDYARTHI, J. 1. Heard Sri Sushant Singh, the learned counsel for the applicant as well as Sri Virendra Kumar, 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. 115 of 2025, under Sections 3/5(1) of U.P. Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021 and Sections 351(3), 336(3), 338, 340(2) of B.N.S, registered at Police Station Lalganj, District Pratapgarh. 3. The aforesaid case has been registered on the basis of F.I.R. lodged on 31.03.2025 against three named persons, including the applicant and 5 to 10 unknown persons, stating that all the accused persons were conducting religious meeting for persuading persons to convert their religions. 4. In the affidavit filed in support of the bail application, it has been stated that the applicant is an innocent person, he has been falsely implicated in the present case and he has no criminal history. 5. Two co-accused persons, namely, Vrindavan Saroj and Rakesh Verma, have already been granted bail in the present case by means of orders dated 23.05.2025 and 12.06.2025 passed by Coordinate Benches of this Court in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No.4509 of 2025 and Criminal Misc. Bail Application No.4488 of 2025, respectively. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Ajai Kumar Shukla, Nisha Devi, Sushant Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Vivek Saroj .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Home Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) 6. The learned A.G.A. has opposed the bail application and he has submitted that the applicant's involvement has been established in investigation and charge sheet has already been submitted on 26.07.2025. 7. Having considered the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and keeping in view the fact that the FIR levels similar allegations against all the accused persons; two co-accused persons have already been granted bail, whereas the applicant is languishing in jail since 03.04.2025 and the investigation already 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. 8. Accordingly, this bail application stands allowed. 9. Let the applicant- Vivek Saroj 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. September 15, 2025 KR BAIL No. 4947 of 2025 2 (Subhash Vidyarthi,J.) Digitally signed by :- RABINDRA KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench