Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:37302 Court No. - 14 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 438 CR.P.C. No. - 731 of 2025 Applicant :- Pappu @ Pappu Shankar And Another Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. Counsel for Applicant :- Manoj Kumar Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Karunesh Singh Pawar,J. The present bail application has been filed by the applicants under Section 438 Cr.P.C. apprehending his arrest in Range Case:- 03/2020-21, Case No. 14179/2020, under Sections 09/27/29/31/39/49B/51(1C)/52 of Wild Life Protection Act, Range Sujauli, District Bahraich. Heard learned counsel for the applicants and learned A.G.A. for the State. In prosecution case, it is alleged that in connection with a forest range incident, the applicants along with others brutally assaulted a female leopard, which ultimately led to its death. The said leopard was a protected species under Schedule I of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972. Learned counsel for the applicants submits that the applicants have no previous criminal record. There is no independent eyewitness to the incident, and the applicants have been falsely implicated. It is further contended that the applicants were neither present at the spot nor apprehended from the spot. The incident is dated 23.04.2020. It is also submitted that the applicants have cooperated during the course of investigation and undertake to cooperate in the trial. On due consideration to the fact that the offence is triable by a Magistrate, the applicants have no criminal antecedents, and in view of the undertaking given on their behalf to cooperate with the trial, this Court is of the considered opinion that the applicants are entitled to be granted anticipatory bail, in view of the judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Sushila Aggarwal and others vs. State (NCT of Delhi) and another, (2020) 5 SCC 1, subject to their cooperation in the trial. In view of the above, the accused-applicants, Pappu @ Pappu Shankar and Mahadev @ Mahajan Singh, are directed to surrender before the trial court within a period of twenty days from today. Upon their surrender, the trial court shall release them on interim anticipatory bail, subject to their furnishing personal bonds and two sureties each of the same amount, to the satisfaction of the trial court, with the following conditions:- (i) The applicants shall refrain from directly or indirectly inducing, threatening, or promising any person familiar with the facts of the case in a manner that may dissuade them from revealing such facts before the Court or result in tampering with the evidence; (ii) The applicants shall not travel outside India without prior permission from the Court; (iii) The applicants shall not attempt to influence or intimidate any prosecution witness; (iv) The applicants shall remain present before the trial court on all scheduled dates unless specifically exempted from personal appearance; (v) In the event of any violation of the aforementioned conditions, the trial court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail granted to the applicants; Any other reasonable restrictions/conditions which the trial court may deem fit and proper can be imposed. It is made clear that the observations made in granting bail to the applicant shall not in any way affect the trial Judge in forming his independent opinion based on the testimony of the witnesses. In view of the aforesaid, the application is allowed. Order Date :- 2.7.2025 R.C. Digitally signed by :- RAM CHANDER YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench