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2025 DAILYLAW 189201 (ALL)

SHANTI DEVI v. STATE OF U.P.

BAIL/33053/2025 · 2025-10-14

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 33053 of 2025 Court No. - 69 HON'BLE ARUN KUMAR SINGH DESHWAL, J. 1. Heard Sri Mahesh Prasad Yadav, learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record. 2. The instant bail application has been filed with a prayer to release the applicant on bail in Case Crime No.431 of 2024, under Sections- 115(2), 110, 118(1), 352, 351(2) IPC, Police Station-Sarai Lakhansi, District-Mau, during the pendency of the trial. 3. Contention of learned counsel for the applicant is that it is a case of injury to both sides and cross case was also lodged and general allegation has been made against all the accused persons and co- accused, Kalika Yadav and Vikas Yadav, have already been released on bail by a coordinate Bench of this Court in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No.33368 of 2025 vide order dated 26.09.2025. Therefore, the applicant is also entitled to be released on bail on the ground of parity as well as on the ground that applicant is a lady. It is further submitted that the applicant has no criminal history. It is further submitted that charge sheet has been filed in the present case, therefore, there is no requirement of custodial interrogation. The applicant is a law abiding citizen and she is languishing in jail since 11.09.2025. In case, she is granted bail, she will not misuse the liberty of bail and would cooperate in the trial proceedings. 4. Learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for bail but could not dispute the aforesaid facts. 5. Considering the entire facts and circumstances of the case, submissions of learned counsel for the parties and keeping in view the nature of offence, evidence, complicity of accused and without Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Harendra Yadav, Mahesh Prasad Yadav Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Shanti Devi .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, I am of the opinion that the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on bail. 6. Let the applicant- Shanti Devi, involved in the aforementioned crime be released on bail, on her furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount, to the satisfaction of the court concerned, with the following conditions:- i. 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 her from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence. ii. The applicant shall cooperate in the trial/investigation sincerely without seeking any adjournment. iii. The applicant shall not indulge in any criminal activity or commission of any crime after being released on bail. iv. The applicant shall attend in accordance with the conditions of the bond executed by her. 7. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail. 8. Identity, status and residence proof of the applicant and sureties be verified by the court concerned before the bonds are accepted. 9. It is made clear that the applicant shall be released on the basis of computer generated copy of this order, downloaded from the official website of High Court Allahabad and verified by the concerned counsel with the undertaking that the certified copy will be filed within 15 days. October 15, 2025 S.C. BAIL No. 33053 of 2025 2 (Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal,J.) Digitally signed by :- SHUBHAM CHAURASIA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad