HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 6620 of 2024 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Supplementary affidavit filed by learned counsel for the applicant is taken on record. 2. Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned AGA for the State and perused the record. Whereas, no one is present on behalf of the informant despite notice. 3. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.636 of 2023, under Sections 302, 201 IPC, P.S. Kotwali Nagar, District- Raebareli. 4. In terms of the FIR, it has been alleged that the brother-in-law of the informant was missing and a missing report was lodged. Subsequently, his body was recovered and it was apprehended that some unknown persons had committed the alleged offence. No one was named in the FIR. Subsequently, statement of a witness was recorded wherein, it was stated that the applicant was threatening to eliminate the deceased, in case, money owed by the deceased was not returned. In view of the said statement, name of the applicant was surfaced in the present case. It is further argued that during trial, the said witness has not supported the prosecution story and has stated that there was no money transaction between the parties. 5. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as the Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Neeraj Pandey, Shashwat Pratap Singh, Vyas Narayan Shukla Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Umesh Chandra Verma .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) aforesaid statement coupled with the fact that the applicant is in jail since 02.03.2024 having no criminal history, he is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 7. Let the applicant- Umesh Chandra Verma 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; (b) The applicant shall not commit any offence similar to the offence of which she 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 4, 2025 V. Sinha BAIL No. 6620 of 2024 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- VAISHALI SINHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench