HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 1663 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.530 of 2021, under Section 147, 148, 149, 302, 307 IPC, P.S. Hargaon, District Sitapur. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that in terms of the FIR role of firing was assigned to the applicant and one co-accused Pappu. Submission of learned counsel for the applicant is that the applicant is in custody since 18.10.2021 and has criminal antecedents of three cases which are trivial in nature. 4. In terms of the order passed by this Court on 01.03.2024, directions were issued to record the statement of two witnesses namely Raees Alam and Uttam within a period of six weeks. 5. It is argued by counsel for the applicant that both the said witnesses have been discharged by the prosecution. 6. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 7. Considering the fact that all the fact witnesses have been examined and the applicant has suffered pre-trial detention of almost five years, the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Kaushal Kishore Tewari, Ramakar Shukla, Syed Fazal Abbas Rizvi Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Rakesh Kumar Tripathi Iqrar .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Civil Sectt. Lko .....Opposite Party(s) allowed. 8. Let the applicant Iqrar 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 27, 2025 nishant BAIL No. 1663 of 2024 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench