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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:45627 Court No. - 13 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 6309 of 2025 Applicant :- Sumit Kumar Opposite Party :- Cbi Acb/Lko. Counsel for Applicant :- Sunit Kumar,Abhedya Rajeev,Amitansh Kumar Verma,Samarth Pratap Singh,Smt. Padma Verma,Yash Gupta Counsel for Opposite Party :- Aakash Prasad Hon'ble Subhash Vidyarthi,J.
1. Heard Shri Sunit Kumar, learned counsel for the applicant and Shri Aakash Prasad, learned counsel appearing for the C.B.I.
2. Sri Aakash Prasad, learned counsel for C.B.I. has filed counter affidavit, which is taken on record.
3. The instant application has been filed seeking release of the applicant on bail in Case Crime No. RC0062025A0007, under Sections 61(2) r/w 112 and 316(5) of BNS 2023 & Sections 7, 7A and 8 of PC Act (as amended in 2018) and substantive offences u/s 112 of BNS of 2023 and Section 8 of PC Act, 1988 (as amended 2018) registered at Police Station - CBI/ACB/Lucknow, District - Lucknow.
4. The learned counsel for the applicant has submitted co- accused Suryanath has been granted by means of an order dated 28.07.2025 passed by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 6257 of
2025.
5. Although Shri Aakash Prasad has opposed the bail application but he could not dispute the fact that the role assigned to the applicant is similar to that assigned to co- accused Suryanath, who has already been granted bail.
6. Having considered the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and keeping in view the fact that the co-accused Suryanath has already been granted bail, I am of the view that the applicant is also entitled to be released on the ground of parity.
7. Accordingly, this bail application stands allowed.
8. Let the applicant - Sumit Kumar 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. Order Date :- 5.8.2025 S. Shivhare Digitally signed by :- SHASHANK SHIVHARE High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench