HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 7304 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned A.G.A. and perused the record. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.698 of 2022, under Sections 302, 307, 504, 336, 34 IPC and Section 7 of the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, Police Station Atrauli, District Hardoi. 3. It is argued by the Counsel for the applicant that the co-accused with similar allegations have been enlarged on bail. The applicant has no criminal case except one case lodged under Section 323 IPC, which is minor in nature. 4. Learned A.G.A. vehemently opposed the bail prayer. 5. Considering the fact that the co-accused on similar allegations has already been enlarged on bail and the applicant aged about 65 years and having no substantial criminal antecedents is in custody since 28.11.2022, I am of the view that the applicant is entitled to be released on bail. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Mangala Charan Pandey be released on bail in the abovesaid first information report number on his furnishing personal bonds and two reliable sureties of Rs.20,000/- each to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions: Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Ramakar Shukla, Ram Kumar Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Mangala Charan Pandey .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home 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. October 9, 2025 akverma BAIL No. 7304 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHOK KUMAR VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench