DEEPU RAWAT v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME LKO. AND ANOTHER
CRLR/1236/2024 · 2025-06-27
Pankaj Bhatia
Criminal Appealbody2025
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:36719 Court No. - 9 Case :- CRIMINAL REVISION No. - 1236 of 2024 Revisionist :- Deepu Rawat Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And Another Counsel for Revisionist :- Gajendra Pratap Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Pankaj Bhatia,J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the revisionist and learned A.G.A.
2. This criminal revision has been preferred by the revisionist under Section 102 of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (in short 'Act of 2015') against Judgement and order dated 13.09.2024 passed by the Special Judge, POCSO Act, Lucknow in Criminal Appeal No.205 of 2024, whereby the learned Special Judge has dismissed the criminal appeal preferred by the revisionist confirming the impugned order dated 22.05.2022 passed by the learned Juvenile Justice Board, Lucknow passed in Sessions Trial No.667 of 2019 arising out of Case Crime No.447 of 2018, under Sections 302, 364, 201 I.P.C., Police Station Mall, District Lucknow, whereby the bail application of the revisionist was rejected. 3. Learned counsel for the revisionist argues that in similar circumstances the revision filed by the co-accused was allowed vide order dated 18.06.2024. 4.Considering and adopting the same reasoning, the revisionist is also entitled to be released on bail. 5. Accordingly, the criminal revision is allowed. The impugned judgement and order dated 13.09.2024 passed by the Special Judge, POCSO Act, Lucknow in Criminal Appeal No.205 of 2024 and the impugned order dated 22.02.2022 passed by the learned Juvenile Justice Board, Lucknow passed in Sessions Trial No.667 of 2019 arising out of Case Crime No.447 of 2018, under Sections 302, 364, 201 I.P.C., Police Station Mall, District Lucknow, are hereby set aside.
6.The revisionist- Deepu Rawat shall be released on bail in Sessions Trial No.667 of 2019 arising out of Case Crime No.447 of 2018, under Sections 302, 364, 201 I.P.C., Police Station Mall, District Lucknow, on his furnishing a personal bond and two sureties of Rs.20,000/- each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the Juvenile Justice Board subject to following conditions :- (a) The revisionist shall execute a bond to undertake to attend the hearings; (b) The revisionist shall not commit any offence similar to the offence of which he is accused or suspected of the commission; and (c) The revisionist 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. Order Date :- 27.6.2025 Arun Digitally signed by :- ARUN KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench