HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 438 CR.P.C. No. - 1047 of 2025 Court No. - 13 HON'BLE SUBHASH VIDYARTHI, J. 1. Heard Sri Rahul Kumar, the learned counsel for the applicant as well as Sri Mayank Sinha, the learned Additional Government Advocate appearing on behalf of the State and perused the records. 2. The instant application has been filed by the applicant seeking anticipatory bail in Range Case No.18/2014-15, under Sections 27, 29, 31, 51(1) Wild Life Protection Act and Section 26 of Indian Forest Act, registered at Range Bankati, District Lakhimpur Kheri. 3. The aforesaid range case has been registered on 10.12.2014 against 30 named accused persons and 200 unnamed persons stating that the accused persons had cut some trees and caused damage to the natural habitat of wild animals. 4. In the affidavit filed in support of the anticipatory bail-application it has been contended that the applicant is an old person aged 66 years, he is innocent, he has no criminal history and he has falsely been implicated in the present case. 5. The learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for bail and he has submitted that the allegations have been established during investigation and charge sheet and complaint have already been submitted. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Rahul Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Ram Bahadur @ Ram Bahadr .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Deputy Director Dudhwa Palia Dist. Lakhimpur Kheri And Another .....Opposite Party(s) 6. The maximum sentence that can be imposed for the alleged offence is imprisonment for three years and fine that may extend to Rs.25,000/-. 7. Having considered the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and keeping in view the fact that the applicant is an old person having no criminal history 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 applicant. 8. In view of the above, the anticipatory bail application of the applicant is allowed. In the event of arrest/ appearance of applicant- Ram Bahadur before the learned Trial Court in the aforesaid case crime, he shall be released on 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 applicant shall make himself available for interrogation by a police officer as and when required; (ii) that 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; (iii) that the applicant shall not leave India without the previous permission of the court' (iv) that the applicant shall appear before the trial court on each date fixed, unless personal presence is exempted; and (v). that the applicant shall not pressurize/ intimidate the prosecution witness. September 18, 2025 Ram. ABAIL No. 1047 of 2025 2 (Subhash Vidyarthi,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAM SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench