HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 438 CR.P.C. No. - 924 of 2025 Court No. - 13 HON'BLE SUBHASH VIDYARTHI, J. 1. Heard Sri Brijesh Kumar, the learned counsel for the applicants as well as Sri Virendra Kumar, the learned AGA-I appearing on behalf of the State and perused the records. 2. The instant application has been filed by the applicants seeking anticipatory bail in Range Case No.26/2015-16, under Section 2, 9, 27, 31, 32, 35(6), 51(1) of Wildlife Protection Act and Section 26 of Indian Forest Act, registered at Range Bankati, District Lakhimpur Kheri. 3. The aforesaid case has been registered on the basis of a complaint made on 17.03.2016 by Forest Range Officer stating that 79 persons, including the applicants, had cut some trees in a jungle. 4. In the affidavit filed in support of the anticipatory bail-application it has been contended that the applicants are innocent and they have falsely been implicated in the present case. The involvement of the applicant No.1 in seven other criminal cases has been disclosed in para-4 of the supplementary affidavit and it has been stated that she has not received any summons/notices in any of the cases. 5. The offence in question carries a maximum punishment of imprisonment up to three years. 6. Co-accused Hariram @ Hari has been granted bail by means of an order dated 13.08.2025 passed by this Court in Crl. Misc. Anticipatory bail Application No.884 of 2025. 7. The learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for bail but he could not dispute the aforesaid aspects of the matter. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Brijesh Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Ranno And 4 Others .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Home Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) 8. Having considered the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and keeping in view the fact that the a co-accused, against who similar allegation has been levelled, has already been granted anticipatory bail and without making any observations which may affect the outcome of the case, I am of the view that the aforesaid facts are sufficient for making out a case for granting anticipatory bail to the applicants on ground of parity. 9. In view of the above, the anticipatory bail application of the applicants is allowed. In the event of arrest/ appearance of applicants- Ranno, Rampurti, Dinesh, Jagta @ Jagatram and Darbari before the learned Trial Court in the aforesaid case crime, they shall be released on anticipatory bail on his furnishing personal bond and two solvent sureties, each in the like amount, to the satisfaction of S.H.O./Court concerned on the following conditions and subject to any other conditions that may be fixed by the Trial Court: (i). that the applicants shall make himself available for interrogation by a police officer as and when required; (ii) that the applicants shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence; (iii) that the applicants shall not leave India without the previous permission of the court' (iv) that the applicants shall appear before the trial court on each date fixed, unless personal presence is exempted; and (v). that the applicants shall not pressurize/ intimidate the prosecution witness. August 26, 2025 -Amit K- ABAIL No. 924 of 2025 2 (Subhash Vidyarthi,J.) Digitally signed by :- AMIT KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench