MOHD. SHABAN v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. ADDL. CHIEF SECY. LKO. AND 3 OTHERS
BAIL/10244/2025 · 2025-10-28
Pankaj Bhatia
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 10244 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA for the State and Shri Shashank Agnihotri, who has filed his vakalatnama today on behalf of informant and perused the record. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No. 180 of 2025, under Sections 65(1), 351(2), 123, 61(2) BNS and Sections 5/6 POCSO Act, P.S. Godamba, District Lucknow. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that the co accused Nansi Rawat and Sufiyan @ Ilu with similar allegations were enlarged on bail vide orders dated 7.10.2025 and 14.8.2025 passed in Criminal Misc Bail Application No. 9530 of 2025 and Criminal Misc Bail Application No.7604 of 2025 respectively. The FIR in question is inherently vague and does not even disclose the date of incident. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the nature of allegations and there is nothing specific allegations and the fact that the co accused have been enlarged on bail, however, without commenting upon the merits of the case, the applicant who is in jail since 13.5.2025 and has no criminal history is entitled to be enlarged on bail on the ground of parity. In view thereof, the application is allowed. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Arun Kumar Shukla, Amit Kumar Mishra, Anuj Kumar Misra Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Mohd. Shaban .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s)
6. Let the applicant Mohd. Shaban 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.
October 28, 2025 J. K. Dinkar BAIL No. 10244 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench