HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 10460 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA and perused the record. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.368 of 2025, under sections - 103 (1) BNS, Police Station - Kotwali Shahar, District - Hardoi. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that in terms of the FIR, it was alleged that the brother of the informant was staying for the last 11 years in the home of his brother in law and on the night of 24/25.5.2025 some unknown persons had beaten him to death. The postmortem report is on record which indicates the presence of six injuries which are also the cause of death. Subsequently, during investigation the co-accused who is the brother in law of the deceased confessed to have committed the crime as the deceased was not ready to vacate the premises and as such he was killed along with the help of the applicant. The name of the applicant surfaced in the statement of the co accused. Recovery of the weapon was done at the joint instance and pointing out of two co accused including the applicant. It is further argued that the applicant has no motive to commit the offence. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the facts and arguments the applicant has been linked solely based upon the statement of the co-accused and the recovery is not in the presence of independent witness, however, without commenting on the merits of the case the applicant who has no criminal antecedents and is in jail since 27.5.2025, is entitled to be enlarged on bail. 6. Let the applicant - Aneesh Kumar alias Ranu Raidas be released on bail in aforesaid FIR number on his furnishing a personal bond with two sureties of Rs.20,000/- each to the satisfaction of court concerned with the following conditions: (a) The applicant shall execute a bond to undertake to attend the hearings; Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Neeraj Sahu Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Aneesh Kumar @ Ranu Raidas .....Applicant(s) The State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) (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. November 20, 2025 mks BAIL No. 10460 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- MANISH SAXENA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench