MOHD. ASHRAF v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME LKO
/12104/2025 · 2025-12-04
Karunesh Singh Pawar
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 12104 of 2025 Court No. - 15 HON'BLE KARUNESH SINGH PAWAR, J. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.G.A. for the State as well as perused the record. The instant application has been filed seeking release of the applicant on bail in Case Crime No. 214 of 2025, under Sections 3/5/8 of Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, registered at Police Station Kotwali Nagar, District Raebareli. The aforesaid case has been registered on the basis of F.I.R. lodged by a Sub-Inspector of Police on 15.05.2025 against four persons, not including the applicant and 3-4 unknown persons, stating that a mukhbir had informed that some butchers had slaughtered a cow in a jungle in the night of 14/15.05.2025 and some remains of a cow progenies was recovered from the applicant. On the condition of anonymity, some persons told that the named accused person were involved in commission of the offence. On the basis of this information, the named accused persons were taken into custody and in the custodial statements of co-accused persons stated about the applicant's involvement in commission of the offence. The learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that one of the co-accused person, Salman has been granted bail by means of an
order dated 26.06.2025 passed by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 5708 of 2025. Another named accused person Iqbal @ Unna has been granted bail by means of an
order dated 25.07.2025 passed by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 6819 of 2025. Another co- accused Salma has already been granted bail by this court by means Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Sachin Verma Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Mohd. Ashraf .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko .....Opposite Party(s)
of an order dated 06.08.2025, passed in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No.7113 of 2025. One other co-accused Aasif has also been granted bail by coordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 4.9.2025 passed in Bail Application No.8438 of 2025. The applicant seeks parity with the bail orders of the said co-accused persons. The applicant has no previous criminal history. The learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for bail but could not dispute that it is a case of parity. Having considered the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, and keeping in view the fact that the applicant is a young man with no previous criminal history, is in jail since 16.11.2025, and that three co- accused persons have already been granted bail, this Court is of the view that the applicant is also entitled to be released on bail in the present case. Accordingly, this bail application stands allowed. Let the applicant Mohd. Ashraf 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. December 4, 2025 Madhu D.R/P.S BAIL No. 12104 of 2025 2 (Karunesh Singh Pawar,J.) Digitally signed by :- MADHU KUMARI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench