HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 1826 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned A.G.A. and perused the record. 2. The present application has been filed under Section 482 of BNSS seeking anticipatory bail apprehending arrest in FIR No.319 of 2025, under Sections 316(5), 318(4), 111(2)(b), 351(3), 338, 336(3), 340(2) BNS, P.S. Mohanlalganj, District Lucknow. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that co accused Vinod Kumar Upadhyay who is the main accused has been enlarged on bail by this Court vide order dated 28.11.2025 passed in Criminal Misc Bail Application No. 11839 of 2025. The applicant is merely an employee. 4. Learned A.G.A. vehemently opposed the bail prayer. 5. Considering the fact that the main accused has been enlarged on bail, thereafter applicant is also entitled for the benefit of anticipatory bail. Accordingly, the anticipatory bail application is allowed. 6. In the event of arrest, let the applicant Shashank Soti be released on anticipatory bail in the abovesaid first information report number till submission of the charge-sheet on his furnishing personal bonds of Rs 5000/- to the satisfaction of the Investigating Officer concerned with the Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Pawan Kumar Mishra, Vikram Jeet Singh Rathore Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Shashank Soti .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Home And Another .....Opposite Party(s) following conditions: (i) The applicant shall make himself available for interrogation by a police officer as and when required and will co-operate with investigation; (ii) 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 and (iii) The applicant shall not leave India without the previous permission of the Court. December 5, 2025 J. K. Dinkar NABAIL No. 1826 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench