HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 9245 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.154 of 2024, under Section 103(1) BNS & Section 3, 25, 27 of Arms Act, P.S. Badosarai, District Barabanki. 3. In terms of the FIR, allegations were levelled that some unknown person had killed the brother of the informant by causing firearm injury. Subsequently, the applicant was linked with the offence in question alleging that the applicant who is real brother of the deceased was having illicit relations with his wife. Based upon the said allegation, the applicant was linked with the offence. Recovery of the weapon is also shown at the instance and pointing out of the applicant which, according to the applicant, is not in the presence of independent witness. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the evidence to link the applicant with the offence is primarily weak coupled with the fact that the applicant has no criminal antecedents and is in custody since 11.07.2024, the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Farooq Ayoob, Km. Pooja Tiwari, Nadeem Murtaza, Parth Anand, Vinay Kumar Pandey Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Virendra Kumar Verma .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) 6. Let the applicant Virendra Kumar Verma be released on bail in aforesaid FIR number on his furnishing a personal bond with two sureties of the like amount 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. November 26, 2025 nishant BAIL No. 9245 of 2024 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench