HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 8562 of 2024 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. 173 of 2023, under Sections 302, 201 IPC, P.S. Haidarabad, District Lakhimpur Kheri. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that the FIR was lodged alleging that some unknown person had killed sister in law as well as mother in law of the informant by use of Kulhadi etc. Subsequently the applicant was linked with the offence in question based upon confessional statement and recovery. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that PW 1, PW 2, and PW 3 which include the informant have not supported the prosecution story and have been declared hostile. The trial court report suggest that six prosecution witnesses have already been examined. The applicant has criminal history of two cases one of which is minor offence in which the applicant is on bail and in the other case final report has been submitted. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the fact that three prosecution witness including the informant have not supported the prosecution story and the applicant has suffered pre trial detention of more than two and half years, however, without commenting upon the merits of the case, the applicant who is in jail since 5.5.2023 is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Santosh Kumar Kanaujia Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Surendra Kumar @ Surendra Pal .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko .....Opposite Party(s) application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Surendra Kumar @ Surendra Pal 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 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. October 30, 2025 J. K. Dinkar BAIL No. 8562 of 2024 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench