1 Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:86094 Reserved On:- 14.05.2025 Delivered On:- 21.05.2025 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 4696 of 2024 Applicant :- Deepak Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Vivek Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- Avnish Kumar Srivastava,G.A.,Mohammad Afzal Hon'ble Siddharth, J. 1. Heard Sri Vivek Singh, learned counsel for the applicant; Sri Avnish Kumar Srivastava, learned counsel for the informant; learned AGA for the State and perused the material placed on record. 2. The instant bail application has been filed on behalf of the applicant, Deepak, with a prayer to release him on bail in Case Crime No. 178 of 2023, under Section- 302 IPC, Police Station- Lohia Nagar, District- Meerut. 3. The prosecution case is that the wife of informant went to Meerut city for shopping on 08.12.2023 but did not returned. Thereafter, she was found in unconscious condition on the road and information was given by a passer-by at 08:30 p.m. The informant lodged her missing report at the police station on 10.12.2023. The investigating officer put the mobile number of deceased on surveillance and found that certain calls were made by applicant from his mobile phone on her mobile number. On the basis of the call details of applicant with deceased, he was apprehended on 13.12.2023 by the police and his confessional statement was recorded. 2 4. Counsel for the applicant submits that except the confessional statement of applicant, there is no evidence against him. He is in jail since 13.12.2023 and has no criminal history to his credit. 5. Learned counsel for the informant and learned A.G.A have pointed out that from C.D.R details collected by the investigating officer. Number of calls were made by the applicant on the mobile phone of deceased. He has confessed his relationship with the deceased and investigating officer has collected sufficient evidence against him. Recovery of blood stained jersey of applicant was made by the police. The applicant was seen in the hotel with the deceased and number of witnesses have testified regarding his coming to the hotel with the deceased. 6. This Court after hearing the learned counsels for the parties does not finds any ground for enlarging the applicant on bail at this stage. 7. The bail application is accordingly, rejected. 8. The trial court is directed to conclude the trial against the applicant as expeditiously as possible as per Section 309 Cr.P.C. (new Section 346 B.N.S.S.). Order Date :- 21.05.2025 Rohit Digitally signed by :- ROHIT DAS High Court of Judicature at Allahabad