MUKESH SONKAR v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME LKO.
BAIL/8407/2025 · 2025-09-04
S Q H Rizvi
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 8407 of 2025 Court No. - 29 HON'BLE SYED QAMAR HASAN RIZVI, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A. and perused the record. 2. The applicant is involved in Case Crime No. 157 of 2025, under Sections 309(4), 317(2) BNS, Police Station Bakshi Ka Talab, District Lucknow. 3. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the case. He further submits that the applicant is not named in the first information report and there is no cogent evidence against the applicant connecting him with the alleged offence. He further submits that the applicant has not committed any such offence as alleged by the prosecution and has been falsely implicated just to harass, victimize and exert undue pressure on him. He further submits that the co-accused namely Sachin Nayar, having identical role, has already been enlarged on bail vide order dated 02.07.2025 in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 5973 of 2025, as such, the applicant, who is in custody since 30.04.2025, may also be enlarged on bail on the ground of parity. He further submitted that the applicant is having criminal history of 26 cases of minor offences, which has been duly explained in paragraph no. 15 of the bail application. Learned counsel for the applicant has further submitted that if the applicant is released on bail, he would not misuse liberty of bail and is ready to co-operate in the trial. 4. Learned A.G.A. for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for bail and has submitted that there is no illegality in the bail rejection order, hence the applicant is not entitled for bail and the bail application is liable to be rejected. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Himanshu Suryavanshi, Alok Saran Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Mukesh Sonkar .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. .....Opposite Party(s)
5. Keeping in view the submissions of the learned counsel for the applicant and the fact that the co-accused, having identical role, has already been enlarged on bail by this Court, I am of the view that the applicant has made out a case for bail. 6. Bail Application is allowed. 7.
Let applicant Mukesh Sonkar be enlarged on bail in the aforesaid case crime number on his furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned subject to following additional conditions, which are being imposed in the interest of justice:- (a) The applicant shall execute a bond to undertake to attend the hearings; (b) The applicant shall not commit any offence similar to the offence of which he is accused or suspected of the commission; and (c) 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. September 4, 2025 Arun BAIL No. 8407 of 2025 2 (Syed Qamar Hasan Rizvi,J.) Digitally signed by :- ARUN KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench