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2025 DAILYLAW 159344 (ALL)

DR. MANISH PRATAP SINGH @ MANGERAM v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME DEPTT. LKO.

BAIL/7904/2025 · 2025-10-08

Karunesh Singh Pawar

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 7904 of 2025 Court No. - 15 HON'BLE KARUNESH SINGH PAWAR, J. 1.Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned Additional Government Advocate for the State and perused the record. 2.It is alleged in the prosecution case that on the basis of secret information, the police raided the house allegedly rented to the applicant. The co-accused Ram Prakash Verma was found working on a computer. In the raid, several forged mark sheets, stamps of different names, educational certificates of various colleges etc have been recovered. 3.Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the offence is triable by Magistrate. The co-accused Ram Prakash Verma from whom recovery has been made has been granted bail by a coordinate Bench of this court vide order dated 5.3.2025 passed in Bail No.12576 of 2024. The applicant's counsel submits that there is no recovery from the applicant. Although it is alleged that the house is rented to the accused applicant, however, during the course of raid, no article has been recovered by the police to connect the applicant with the crime in question. The applicant has been falsely implicated.The applicant has explained criminal history of nine cases in para 23 of the bail application. The applicant is in jail since 4.4.2025. It is further submitted that there is no possibility of the applicant of fleeing away after being released on bail or tampering with the witnesses. In case the applicant is enlarged on bail, he shall not misuse the liberty of bail. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Anadi Kumar Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Dr. Manish Pratap Singh @ Mangeram .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) 4.Learned A.G.A. opposed the prayer for bail but could not dispute the aforesaid facts as argued by the learned counsel for the applicant. 5.Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the fact that the applicant has explained criminal history, the offence is triable by Magistrate, there is no recovery from the applicant, arguments advanced by learned counsel for the parties, the period for which the applicant is in jail and without expressing any opinion on the merit of the case, I find it to be a fit case for enlarging the applicant on bail. 6.Let the applicant Dr. Manish Pratap Singh alias Mangeram, involved in Case Crime No.259 of 2024 under sections 61(2), 318(4), 319(2), 336(3), 338, 340(2) of BNS, P.S. Mahanagar, district Lucknow, be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions which are being imposed in the interest of justice:- (i) The applicant will not tamper with the evidence during the trial. (ii) The applicant will not pressurize/ intimidate the prosecution witness. (iii) The applicant 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. (iv) The applicant shall file an undertaking to the effect that he shall not seek any adjournment on the dates fixed for evidence when the witnesses are present in court. In case of default of this condition, it shall be open for the trial court to treat it as abuse of liberty of bail and pass orders in accordance with law. (v) The applicant shall remain present before the trial court on each date fixed, either personally or through his counsel. In case of his absence, without sufficient cause, the trial court may proceed against him under Section 229-A I.P.C. (now 269 BNS) (vi) In case the applicant misuses the liberty of bail during trial and in order to secure his presence proclamation under Section 82 Cr.P.C. (now BAIL No. 7904 of 2025 2 84 BNSS) is issued and the applicant fails to appear before the court on the date fixed in such proclamation, then, the trial court shall initiate proceedings against him, in accordance with law, under Section 174-A I.P.C. (now 209 BNS). 7.The application is allowed accordingly. 7.The application is allowed accordingly. It is clarified that the observations made in this order are confined to the present bail application and shall have no bearing on the merit of the trial. October 8, 2025 kkb/ BAIL No. 7904 of 2025 3 (Karunesh Singh Pawar,J.) Digitally signed by :- KRISHNA KUMAR BARANWAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench