VISHAL GAUTAM v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME LKO.
BAIL/7848/2025 · 2025-08-22
Subhash Vidyarthi
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:49521 Court No. - 13 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 7848 of 2025 Applicant :- Vishal Gautam Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. Counsel for Applicant :- Subodh Kumar Pandey Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Subhash Vidyarthi,J.
1. Heard Sri Subodh Kumar Pandey, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Manish Kumar Pandey, learned Additional Government Advocate 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. 497 of 2025, under Sections 310(2), 351(3) and 317(3) of BNS, registered at Police Station Kotwali Sadar, District Lakhimpur Kheri. 3. The aforesaid case has been registered on the basis of an F.I.R. lodged on 14.06.2025 against drivers to two wheeler vehicle stating that the miscreants snatched away purse, mobile phone and Rs. 700/-, besides aadhar card, PAN card and voter ID of the applicant. 4. In the affidavit filed in support of the application it has been stated that the young and aged about 20 years. The applicant is involved in two other criminal cases. In both the offence, he has already been granted bail. 5. The police has arrested 10 persons in the present case, 8 of whom have already been granted bail. Copies of seven bail orders have been annexed as annexure no. 5 to the bail application and yet another co-accused Sailesh Kumar has been granted bail by means of order dated 13.05.2025 passed by coordinate Bench of this Court in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 7475 of 2025. 6. The learned Additional Government Advocate appearing on behalf of the State 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, I am of the view that the applicant is also entitled to be released on bail on the ground of parity. 8. Accordingly, this bail application stands allowed. 9.
Let the applicant-Vishal Gautam 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. Order Date :- 22.8.2025 Anurag Digitally signed by :- ANURAG SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench