HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 9004 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. 87 of 2025, under Sections 103(1), 61(2)A BNS, PS Maholi, District Sitapur. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that in terms of FIR allegations were levelled against unknown persons. Subsequently the name of the applicant surfaced alongwith other co accused. The co accsued Nirmal Singh have been enlarged on bail vide order dated 28.8.2025 passed in Criminal Misc Bail Application No. 8118 of 2025. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. As the allegations against the applicant are almost similar to the co accused and apart from the confessional statement credible evidence is lacking, however, without commenting upon the merits of the case, the applicant who is in jail since 9.4.2025 and has no criminal history is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Shivanand @ Vikas Rathore 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: Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Amrendra Singh Somvanshi Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Shivanand @ Vikas Rathore .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Of 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 27, 2025 J. K. Dinkar BAIL No. 9004 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench