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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 32980 of 2025 Court No. - 68 HON'BLE ASHUTOSH SRIVASTAVA, J. Heard Shri Sanjay Tripathi, learned counsel for the applicant and Shri Arimardan Yadav, learned A.G.A. representing the State respondents. This bail application under Section 483 B.N.S.S. has been moved on behalf of accused-applicant, Kunjilal, seeking enlargement on bail in Case Crime No. 99 of 2025, under Sections- 75 (1), 351 (2) B.N.S. and under Section 7/8 of POCSO Act, Police Station-Panwari, District-Mahoba. Learned counsel for the applicant argued that the accused-applicant is innocent. He has been falsely implicated in this very case crime number and is languishing in jail since 16.05.2025. First Information Report has been lodged by the first infomrant, on 14.05.2025, with the allegation that the applicant tried to molest the minor daughter of the applicant. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the victim in her statement has stated that the applicant has tried to molest her. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the real fact is that the first informant and his family members are habitual to lodge First Information Report against the villagers of the village to extort money from them. The applicant has no criminal antecedent and there is no likelihood of his fleeing from course of justice or tampering with evidence in case of release on bail. Hence, bail has been prayed for. Learned AGA has vehemently opposed, but could not dispute the fact that applicant has no criminal antecedents. Considering all those facts and circumstances, the nature of accusations, Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Sanjay Tripathi Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Kunjilal .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s)
severity of the punishment in the case of conviction and nature of supporting evidence, reasonable apprehension of tampering with the witness and prima facie case, but without commenting on merit of case, a case for bail is made out. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed. Let the accused-applicant, Kunjilal, involved in above mentioned case crime number be released on bail, on his executing a personal bond and two reliable sureties each, in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned, subject to the following conditions:
1. The applicant will not tamper with the evidence. 2. The applicant will not indulge in any criminal activity. 3.
The applicant will not pressurize/intimidate the prosecution witnesses and co-operate in the trial. 4. The applicant will appear regularly on each and every date fixed by the trial court, unless his personal appearance is exempted through counsel by the court concerned. In the event of breach of any of the aforesaid conditions, the court below will be at liberty to proceed to cancel his bail. October 15, 2025 Deepak/ BAIL No. 32980 of 2025 2 (Ashutosh Srivastava,J.) Digitally signed by :- DEEPAK KUMAR KUSHWAHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad