CHITRANSH KUNWAR v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME DEPTT. U.P. LKO.
BAIL/8126/2025 · 2025-10-29
Karunesh Singh Pawar
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 8126 of 2025 Court No. - 15 HON'BLE KARUNESH SINGH PAWAR, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as the learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record. 2. The instant application has been filed seeking release of the applicant on bail in Case Crime No.118 of 2025, under Sections 318(4), 319(2), 351(4), 317(2), 61(2)(b) B.N.S and Section 66-D of Information Technology Act, registered at Police Station Cyber Crime, District Lucknow. 3. It is alleged in the prosecution case that some unknown accused persons have digitally arrested the complainant who is 73 years old woman and have extracted Rs.56 lacs from her. 4. The applicant's counsel submits that except confessional statement of the accused in police custody, there is no material against the applicant. No money has been received by the applicant in his account. The offences are punishable upto the maximum period of seven years. The applicant is in jail since 25.7.2025 having no criminal history. 5. A co-accused person Mohammad Shameem Ansari, was granted stay on his arrest by means of an order dated 05.08.2025 passed by a Division Bench of this Court in Criminal Misc. Writ Petition No. 7081 of 2025. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Sanjay Kumar Sharma, Aditya Mishra, Neeraj Kumar Mishra, Rajendra Prasad Mishra Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Chitransh Kunwar .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. U.P. Lko. .....Opposite Party(s)
Another co-accused Mohan Kumar has been granted bail vide order dated 17.9.2025 passed in Bail No.8925 of 2025. The applicant claims parity. 6. The learned A.G.A. has opposed the bail application and he has submitted that cyber fraud has been conducted by the applicant in connivance with China Telegram Group. 8. Having considered the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, bail order of co-accused, named above, the applicant has no criminal history, the offence is punishable upto maximum period of seven years, the applicant is in jail since 25.7.2025, I am of the view that the aforesaid facts are sufficient for making out a case for enlargement of the applicant on bail. 9. Accordingly, this bail application stands allowed. 10.
Let the applicant Chitransh Kunwar be released on bail in aforementioned case on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of Magistrate/Court concerned, subject to the following conditions: -
(i) the applicant shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence;
(ii) the applicant shall not pressurize the prosecution witnesses;
(iii) the applicant shall appear on each and every date fixed by the trial court. October 29, 2025 kkb/ BAIL No. 8126 of 2025 2 (Karunesh Singh Pawar,J.) Digitally signed by :- KRISHNA KUMAR BARANWAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench