RAJESH PANDEY @ SUNDARLAL v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME LKO.
A482/5271/2025 · 2025-07-02
Subhash Vidyarthi
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:37529 Court No. - 15 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 5271 of 2025 Applicant :- Rajesh Pandey @ Sundarlal Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. Counsel for Applicant :- Raja Babu Gupta,Vikas Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Subhash Vidyarthi,J.
1. Heard Sri Rajababu Gupta, learned counsel for the applicant as well as Sri S.P. Singh, learned State Counsel and perused the records. 2. The present petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed with a prayer to allow the applicant to submit personal bonds and two sureties in one case which should be sufficient in seven cases in which the applicant has been granted bail. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has been falsely implicated in seven criminal cases and has been granted bail by the High Court as well as Sessions Court, the details of cases are as under :-
"i. Crime No. 25/2021, under sections 379, 411, 413, 419, 420, 467, 468, 471 IPC, Police Station Khodare, District Gonda. ii. Crime No. 37/2021, under sections 379, 411, 413, 414, 419, 420, 467, 468, 471 IPC, Police Station Mankapur, District Gonda. iii. Crime No. 38/2021, under sections 379, 411, 413, 414, 419, 420, 467, 468, 471 IPC, Police Station Mankapur, District Gonda. iv. Crime No. 40/2021, under sections 379, 411, 413, 414, 419, 420, 467, 468, 471 IPC, Police Station Mankapur, District Gonda. v. Crime No. 485/2020, under sections 379, 411, 413, 414 IPC, Police Station Mankapur, District Gonda. vi. Crime No. 315/2020, under sections 379, 411, 413, 414, 419, 420, 467, 468, 471 IPC, Police Station Khodare, District Gonda. vii. Crime No. 325/2024, under sections 379, 411, 413, 414, 419, 420, 467, 468, 471 IPC, Police Station Khodare, District Gonda."
4. The learned A.G.A has opposed the application stating that the applicant has a long criminal history and, therefore, he is not entitled to receive any discretionary relief by this Court. 5. In response to this objection, the learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that the applicant be permitted to submit a personal bond and two sureties for one lakh each for release in all the seven cases. 6.
It is further submitted by learned counsel for the applicant that in similar circumstances, namely, in the case of Hani Nishad @ Mohammad Imran @ Vikky vs. The State of Uttar Pradesh [SLP (Crl.) No.8914-8915/2018) the Hon'ble Apex Court vide order dated 29.10.2018 has permitted the applicant to submit personal bonds and two sureties of heavy amount to hold good in all the cases. 7. Considering the aforesaid fact, the petition is disposed of and it is directed that the applicant shall furnish a personal bond and two sureties of Rs. 1,00,000/- each and atleast one of the two sureties will be a local surety which shall be treated to be valid in all the seven cases wherein the bail orders have been passed. Order Date :- 2.7.2025 Pradeep/- Digitally signed by :- PRADEEP SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench