HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 438 CR.P.C. No. - 1349 of 2025 Court No. - 15 HON'BLE KARUNESH SINGH PAWAR, J. 1.The present anticipatory bail application has been filed seeking anticipatory bail in case crime No.0317 of 2020 under section 370(1)(4) I.P.C., P.S. Kotwali Nagar, district Baharaich. 2.Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned Additional Government Advocate for the State. 3.Learned counsel for the applicant submits that no offence under section 370 I.P.c. is made out against the applicant. There is no specific allegation against the applicant. The victim was working in the applicant's shop owned by him on the remuneration of Rs.4,000/- per month. Charge sheet has been filed. During investigation, the applicant was served notice under section 41-A CrPC. The applicant has cooperated in the investigation. The applicant has no criminal history. 4.Learned counsel for the applicant undertakes that the applicant shall cooperate in the trial. 5. Learned Addl. Government Advocate has opposed the prayer made by applicant's counsel. 6.Considering the above aspects of the matter, perusal of the record, the applicant was not arrested during investigation, he has no criminal history, the applicant is 66 years old, the undertaking given on behalf of the applicant that he shall cooperate in the trial, judgment of Supreme Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Kapil Gupta, Arjun Verma Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Govind Prashad Gupta .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) Court in Musheer Alam versus The State of U.P. and another 2025 SCC OnLine SC 116 and without entering into the merit of the case, it would be appropriate to grant protection to the applicant. 7. In view of the above, it is provided that the applicant shall surrender before the concerned court within 10 days from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. On such surrender, the applicant shall be released on anticipatory bail on his furnishing a personal bond and two sureties of the like amount to the satisfaction of the trial court. The applicant shall cooperate in the trial and he will not influence the witnesses.The applicant shall not leave India without previous permission of the Court. Any other condition which the trial court may deem fit and proper may also be imposed. 8. In case of default, it would be open for the trial court to proceed in accordance with law. 9. The application is allowed accordingly. December 5, 2025 kkb/ ABAIL No. 1349 of 2025 2 (Karunesh Singh Pawar,J.) Digitally signed by :- KRISHNA KUMAR BARANWAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench