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2025 DAILYLAW 190320 (ALL)

SONU KUMAR JOSHI v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. ADDL. CHIEF SECY. HOME DEPTT. U.P. LKO.

BAIL/11193/2025 · 2025-11-18

Pankaj Bhatia

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 11193 of 2025 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. 942 of 2013, under sections 364A, 302, 201, 34 IPC, P.S. Thakurganj, District Lucknow. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that the applicant was enlarged on bail by this Court vide order dated 18.8.2015 passed in Bail No. 9376 of 2014. Subsequently he could not attend trial as he was arrested in another case and thereafter had gone out of state for earning livelihood. The applicant is ready and willing to cooperate with the trial. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the facts and circumstances, however, without commenting upon the merits of the case, the applicant who is in jail since 24.7.2025 and has no criminal history is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Sonu Kumar Joshi be released on bail in aforesaid FIR number on his furnishing a personal bond with two sureties of Rs.30,000/- each to the satisfaction of court concerned with the following conditions: Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Bhola Singh Patel, Pravin Kumar Verma Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Sonu Kumar Joshi .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Home Deptt. U.P. Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) (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 18, 2025 J. K. Dinkar BAIL No. 11193 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench