PUTTI LAL v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. ADDL. CHIEF SECY. HOME LKO.
BAIL/8030/2025 · 2025-08-26
Subhash Vidyarthi
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 8030 of 2025 Court No. - 13 HON'BLE SUBHASH VIDYARTHI, J.
1. Heard Shri Mohit Mishra, learned counsel for the applicant, Shri Jayant Singh Tomar, 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.216 of 2025, under Sections 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2) BNS, 2023 and Sections 15(2), 15(3) of Indian Medical Council Act, 1956, registered at Police Station Mitauli, District Lakhimpur Kheri. 3. The aforesaid case has been registered on the basis of an F.I.R. lodged on19.07.2025 against four persons, including the applicant, stating that the applicant and his son i.e. co-accused Anil Kumar are running a private hospital in the name and style of Medolx Hospital at Mitauli, District Lakhimpur Kheri. The F.I.R. states that two co-accused persons Dr. Anand Kumar and Dr. Ramawadh had committed negligence in treatment of a patient due to which she died as a result of cardiogenic shock. The co- accused Anil Kumar has procured a fake medical registration certificate. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that besides running the hospital, there is no other allegation levelled against the applicant. 5. In the affidavit filed in support of the bail application, it has been stated that the applicant is a 65 years old innocent retired government servant, he has been falsely implicated in the present case and he has no criminal history. 6. Learned A.G.A.-I has vehemently opposed the bail application and he has submitted that the applicant being a operator of the hospital, he is Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Mohit Mishra Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Putti Lal .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Home Lko. .....Opposite Party(s)
responsible for the death of the patient in his hospital. He further submits that the investigation in the matter is still going on. 7.
Having considered the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and keeping in view that the F.I.R. levels specific allegation against the other three accused persons but it does not contain any allegation of commission of any offence or act by the applicant and that the applicant is a 65 year old retired government servant, having no criminal history and is languishing in jail since 28.07.2025, 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 - Putti Lal be released on bail in the aforementioned 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. August 26, 2025 S. Shivhare BAIL No. 8030 of 2025 2 (Subhash Vidyarthi,J.) Digitally signed by :- SHASHANK SHIVHARE High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench