CHOTKANNI @ SAKROON v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME DEPTT. LKO.
/11987/2025 · 2025-12-02
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 11987 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 Sri Bhanu Pratap Singh, who has filed Vakalatnama on behalf of complainant. The Vakalatnama is taken on record.
2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.258 of 2025, under Sections 80(2), 85, 103(1) of BNS and Section 3/4 of D.P. Act, Police Station Rupaideeha, District Bahraich.
3. It is argued by the Counsel for the applicant that on the same allegation, the co-accused i.e. father-in-law has been enlarged on bail by this Court vide order dated 30.10.2025 passed in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No.10007 of 2025. The applicant is the mother-in-law,m who is aged about 64 years.
4. Learned A.G.A. vehemently opposed the bail prayer.
5. Considering the fact that the allegations against the applicant to be similar to the co-accused, who has been enlarged on bail and adopting the same reasoning contained in the order dated 30.10.2025 coupled with the fact that the applicant has no criminal antecedents and is languishing in jail since 06.09.2025, I am of the view that the applicant is entitled to be released on bail on the ground of parity. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed.
6. Let the applicant Chotkanni @ Sakroon be released on bail in the Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Shailendra Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Chotkanni @ Sakroon .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. .....Opposite Party(s)
abovesaid first information report number on his furnishing personal bonds and two reliable sureties of Rs.20,000/- each 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. December 2, 2025 akverma BAIL No. 11987 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHOK KUMAR VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench