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LAKHAN PANDIT @ KESHAV PANDIT v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME LKO.

BAIL/7665/2025 · 2025-08-18

Subhash Vidyarthi

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:48058 Court No. - 13 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 7665 of 2025 Applicant :- Lakhan Pandit @ Keshav Pandit Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. Counsel for Applicant :- Ramakar Shukla Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Subhash Vidyarthi,J. 1. Heard Sri Ramakar Shukla, the learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Shikha Sinha, the learned A.G.A.-I for the State and perused the records. 2. The instant application has been filed seeking release of the applicant on bail in Case Crime No.61 of 2025, under Sections 2/3(1) of Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Antisocial Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986, registered at Police Station Jagdishpur, District Amethi. 3. The gang chart mentions involvement of the applicant in 2 cases, in which he has been granted bail. 4. In the affidavit filed in support of bail application it has been stated that the applicant is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in the present case. It has also been stated in the affidavit filed in support of the bail application that the applicant is neither a leader nor member of any gang. 5. Learned counsel for the applicant states that five co-accused persons, namely, Yuvraj Singh, Sarvesh Singh, Mohd. Kaif, Suraj Mishra and Ravi Shankar have already been granted bail in the present case. 6. The learned A.G.A.-I has opposed the prayer for bail but he could not dispute the aforesaid aspects of the matter. 7. Having considered the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and the fact that the applicant has been granted bail in all the cases mentioned in the gang chart; that the applicant is languishing in jail since 05.03.2025 and that five co-accused persons have already been granted bail and without making any observation, which may affect the merits of the case, I am of the view that the aforesaid facts are sufficient for making out a case for enlargement of the applicant on bail in the aforesaid crime. 8. Accordingly, this bail application stands allowed. 9. Let the applicant- Lakhan Pandit @ Keshav Pandit be released on bail in the aforesaid 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, unless his appearance is exempted by the learned trial court. (Subhash Vidyarthi, J.) Order Date :- 18.8.2025/-Amit K- Digitally signed by :- AMIT KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench