SMT. SAKIRA BEGUM v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME DEPTT. LKO.
BAIL/6898/2025 · 2025-08-19
Subhash Vidyarthi
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:48587 Court No. - 13 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 6898 of 2025 Applicant :- Smt. Sakira Begum Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. Counsel for Applicant :- Mohd. Salman,Ana Fatma Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Subhash Vidyarthi,J.
1. Heard Shri Mohd. Salman, the learned counsel for the applicant, Shri Jayant Singh Tomar, the learned A.G.A.-I for the State and perused the records. Counter affidavit filed by the State is taken on record.
2. The instant application has been filed seeking release of the applicant on bail in Case Crime No.179 of 2024 under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 190, 115(2), 61(2), 109(1), 351(3) of B.N.S. registered at Police Station- Patti, District- Pratapgarh.
3. The aforesaid case has been registered on the basis of an F.I.R. lodged on 17.06.2025 against eight named persons, including the applicant and some unknown persons, stating that while the informant's brother and cousin were having tea at a shop in the market at about 06:00 PM on 16.06.2025, six named co-accused persons came there in two cars, fired shots with illegal pistol and assaulted the informant's cousin with iron rods. Two passers-by suffered gun-shot injuries in the incident. The FIR states that Sakhira Begum, Manijulnisha (the applicant) and Mehfooz were involved in planning of the incident.
4. In the statement of the informant, the FIR version has been reiterated.
5. In the affidavit filed in support of the anticipatory bail application it has been stated that the applicant is a 40 years old lady having no criminal history and she has been falsely been
implicated in the present case.
6. One of the co-accused Manijulnisha has been granted anticipatory bail in the present case by means of an order dated 04.08.2025 passed by this Court in Crl. Misc. Anticipatory Bail Application u/S 482 BNSS No.958 of 2025.
7. Having considered the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and keeping in view the fact that the FIR and the statement of the informant allege involvement of the applicant in planning for the incident but there is no allegation of any other overt act committed by the applicant; the applicant is a woman having no criminal history and she is languishing in jail since 18.06.2025 whereas one of the co-accused has been granted anticipatory bail, I am of the view that the aforesaid
facts are sufficient to make out a case for grant of bail to the applicant.
8. Accordingly, this bail application stands allowed.
9. Let the applicant- Smt. Sakira Begum 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. . [Subhash Vidyarthi, J.]
Order Date :- 19.8.2025/-Amit K- Digitally signed by :- AMIT KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench