NEERAJ SAHU AND ANOTHER v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME DEPTT., LUCKNOW
BAIL/12658/2025 · 2025-12-19
Pankaj Bhatia
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 12658 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the applicants as well as learned A.G.A. and perused the record.
2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.163 of 2025, under Sections 55, 64 (2M), 351(2), 85, 115(2) of BNS and Section 3/4 of D.P. Act, Police Station Mahila Thana, District Pratapgarh.
3. It is argued by the Counsel for the applicants that the main accused Sanjay Jaiswal has been enlarged on bail by this Court vide order dated 05.12.2025 passed in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No.11731 of 2025.
4. Learned A.G.A. vehemently opposed the bail prayer.
5. Considering and adopting the same reasoning as contained in paras 3 and 5 of the order dated 05.12.2025 coupled with the fact that the applicants have no criminal antecedents and are languishing in jail since 07.09.2025, I am of the view that the applicants are entitled to be released on bail on the ground of parity. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed.
6. Let the applicants Neeraj Sahu and Usha Devi Sahu be released on bail in the abovesaid first information report number on their 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) : Avinash Pandey Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Neeraj Sahu And Another .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt., Lucknow .....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. December 19, 2025 akverma BAIL No. 12658 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHOK KUMAR VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- ASHOK KUMAR VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench