HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 2278 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.188 of 2024, under Section 103(1), 351(3), 191(2), 191(3), 190, 61(2) BNS, P.S. Kohdor, District Pratapgarh. 3. In terms of the FIR it was alleged that there used to be a fight with regard to ploughing of field which was being resisted by the family of the informant. Subsequently, on account of the said enmity, all the accused, who are seven in number, caused injuries which resulted in the death of one Om Prakash Gupta. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that the applicant is 65 years of age and has no criminal antecedents. In terms of the statement, role of hitting with an Axe was assigned to the applicant as well as one Arun Kumar. 5. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 6. Considering the fact that the applicant is 65 years of age and is in custody since 27.11.2024 and has no criminal antecedent, is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Mohd. Taufiq Siddiqui Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Utkarsh Yadav Babulal Gupta @ Babulal .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. And Another .....Opposite Party(s) 7. Let the applicant Babulal Gupta @ Babulal be released on bail in aforesaid FIR number on his furnishing a personal bond with two sureties of Rs.20,000/- each to the satisfaction of court concerned with the following conditions: (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. 8. However, it is clarified that the grant of bail to the applicant will not be pleaded as parity by the other co-accused. October 17, 2025 nishant BAIL No. 2278 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench