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2025 DAILYLAW 173782 (ALL)

JOHID AKHTAR v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME LKO. AND 3 OTHERS

BAIL/12317/2024 · 2025-10-29

Pankaj Bhatia

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 12317 of 2024 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned AGA for the State. 2. The accused-applicant seeks bail in FIR/Case Crime No.249 of 2023 under Sections 323, 306, 376, 506 IPC, Section 3/4 of DP Act and Section 67B of IT Act and Section 3/5(1) of UP Prohibition of Lawful Conversion of Religion Act, P.S.- Sampurna Nagar, District- Kheri. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the first bail application of the applicant was dismissed as not pressed on 13.09.2024. He further argues that co-accused has been enlarged on bail. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the facts and circumstances and the nature of allegation against the applicant to be similar to the co-accused and there being nothing to suggest the abetment at the instance of the applicant coupled with the fact that the applicant is in custody since 07.11.2023 and has no previous criminal antecedent, I am of the view that the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant- Johid Akhtar be released on bail in aforesaid FIR/Case Crime Number subject to her furnishing a personal bond and Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Dharm Trivedi, Ramakar Shukla, Subodh Kumar Pandey Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Johid Akhtar .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) two reliable sureties of Rs.20,000/- (Twenty Thousand) each of the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions: (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. October 29, 2025 V. Sinha BAIL No. 12317 of 2024 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- VAISHALI SINHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench