HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 8340 of 2025 Court No. - 15 HON'BLE KARUNESH SINGH PAWAR, J. 1.Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned Additional Government Advocate for the State and perused the record. I have also heard learned counsel for the complainant. 2.It is alleged in the prosecution case that the deceased Shatroghan Dwivedi was murdered by the named accused persons along with the applicant by hatching a conspiracy. It is further alleged that the present applicant and Mohit Verma after calling the deceased over the phone, administered liquor to him. After the deceased was intoxicated, he was taken to the field of a co-accused where he was shot. The allegation against the present applicant is that he assisted the co-accused in commission of offence. 3.Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is innocent. The criminal history of six cases has been explained in para 8 of the supplementary affidavit and in the rejoinder affidavit. It is submitted that it is a case of circumstantial evidence. There is no eye witness to the incident. Last seen evidence has been given against the applicant to the effect that on 23.4.2025 at about 9.40p.m. the accused applicant was seen towards Dipwabagh dam along with the co-accused Mohit Verma. It is the admitted case in the counter affidavit of the prosecution that the accused applicant returned home after 41 minute. This last seen evidence Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Rajendra Prasad Mishra Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Irfan Alam Raghuvansh Mani @ Sajan Tiwari .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Home U.P. Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) as well as the confessional statement of the applicant are the two circumstances which have been used against the applicant. There is no other material against the applicant. Only to show good work, the police shot the applicant at his leg and false recovery of a country made pistol has been shown. The applicant is in jail since 29.4.2025. The co-accused Raghvendra Mani Tiwari has been released on bail vide order dated 11.8.2025 passed in Bail No.7327 of 2025. It is further submitted that there is no possibility of the applicant of fleeing away after being released on bail or tampering with the witnesses. In case the applicant is enlarged on bail, he shall not misuse the liberty of bail. 4.Learned A.G.A. and complainant's counsel opposed the prayer for bail. It is submitted that the applicant's CDR shows that he was at the location of the incident. Learned counsel for the complainant could not dispute the fact that except last seen evidence, there is no other material against the applicant. 5.Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, bail order of the co-accused, named above, the case is of circumstantial evidence, except last seen evidence, prima facie there appears to be no other material, chain of circumstances does not seem to be complete, the applicant has explained criminal history, arguments advanced by learned counsel for the parties, the period for which the applicant is in jail and without expressing any opinion on the merit of the case, I find it to be a fit case for enlarging the applicant on bail. 6.Let the applicant Raghuvansh Mani alias Sajan Tiwari, involved in Case Crime No.103 of 2025 under sections 103(1), 3(5), 61(1)Ka BNS, 3/25 Arms Act, P.s. Kotwali Nagar, district Balrampur be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions which are being imposed in the interest of justice:- (i) The applicant will not tamper with the prosecution evidence during the BAIL No. 8340 of 2025 2 trial. (ii) The applicant will not pressurize/ intimidate the prosecution witness. (iii) The applicant shall file an undertaking to the effect that he shall not seek any adjournment on the dates fixed for evidence when the witnesses are present in court and he shall appear on each and every date fixed by the trial Court. In case of default of this condition, it shall be open for the trial court to treat it as abuse of liberty of bail and pass orders in accordance with law. Any other condition(s) which the trial court/court concerned may deem fit and proper, in the circumstances of the case, may also be imposed. 7.The application is allowed accordingly. It is clarified that the observations made in this order are confined to the present bail application and shall have no bearing on the merit of the trial. November 20, 2025 kkb/ BAIL No. 8340 of 2025 3 (Karunesh Singh Pawar,J.) Digitally signed by :- KRISHNA KUMAR BARANWAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench