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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:48429 Court No. - 14 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 6715 of 2025 Applicant :- Shanu Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru Chief Secretary Home Counsel for Applicant :- Ashok Kumar,Chandra Prakash,Susheel Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Shree Prakash Singh,J. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA for the State and perused the material placed on record. By means of the instant application, the applicant has prayed that this Court may be pleased to direct the learned Court below not to insist the applicant to file separate sureties and bonds in each and every eleven cases and accept only two sureties and one personal bond in lieu of all the eleven cases. The learned counsel for the applicant submits that it has become impossible for the applicant to submit separate sureties and bonds in each of cases, in which he has been granted bail. He added that the applicant has been granted bail in 11 cases arising out of following Case Crime Numbers :- i. Case Crime.No. 356/2024 Police Station-Kotwali Paliya, Undr Section 303(2), 317(2), BNS District Lakhimpur Kheri. ii. Case Crime No. 358/2025 Section 303(2), 317(2), 317(4) BNS Police Station-Paliya. District Lahimpur Kheri. iii. Case Crime No. 74/2025 Section 303(2), 317(2), 317(3) BNS Police Station-Paliya. District Lahimpur Kheri. iv. Case Crime No. 64/2025 Section 303(2), 317(2), 317(4) BNS Police Station- Kotwali Sadar. District Lahimpur Kheri. v. Case Crime No. 896/2025 Section 303(2), 317(2), 317(4) BNS Police Station- Kotwali Sadar. District Lahimpur Kheri. vi. Case Crime No.235/2024 Section 303(2), 317(3), 317(4), 317(5) BNS Police Station- Kotwali Shrada Nagar. District Lahimpur Kheri. vii. Case Crime No.240/2024 Section 303(2), 317(3), BNS Police Station-Singahi. District Lahimpur Kheri. viii. Case Crime No.305/2024 Section 303(a), 317(2), BNS Police Station-Majhagai. District Lahimpur Kheri. ix. Case Crime No.240/2024 Section 303(2), 317(2), BNS Police Station-Nighasan. District Lahimpur Kheri. x. Case Crime.No.515/2023 Police Station- Nighasan, Lakhimpur Kheri, Undr Section 8/22 NDPS Act District Lakhimpur Kheri. xi. Case Crime.No.157/2025 Police Station-Paliya, Lakhimpur Kheri. Undr Section 2(b)/(i)/3 Gangester Act District Lakhimpur Kheri. He next added that despite the Trial Court granted the bail in aforesaid matters, the applicant is still in jail. Being poor person, he is unable to produce the sureties in each cases.
It is further submitted by the 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 Supreme Court vide order dated 29.10.2018 has permitted the petitioners to submit separate personal bonds and two sureties of heavy amount to hold good in all the cases. Referring the aforesaid judgement and order, he submits that the applicant may also be given the benefit of the ratio of the judgement passed in Hani Nishad @ Mohammad Imran @ Vikky (supra). Considering the aforesaid fact, the petition is disposed of with a direction to the applicant to furnish a personal bond of Rs.1,00,000/- and two sureties of the like amount in one case, which shall be treated to be valid in all other cases wherein the bail orders have been passed. Order Date :- 19.8.2025 kkv/ Digitally signed by :- KRISHAN KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench