HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 6273 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned AGA for the State and perused the record. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.627 of 2024, under Sections 191(3), 103(1), 351(3), 61(2)(a) BNS, P.S. Antu District- Pratapgarh. 3. In terms of the FIR, it has been alleged that on account of a small altercation that took place during the marriage function, all the accused came armed and hit the brother of the informant which resulted in his death. The cause of death as per the post-mortem report is ante mortem head injury. It is further argued that no weapon was shown to be carried out by the applicant who is aged about 70 years and no recovery was made from him. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the aforesaid submission and the post-mortem report which indicates the cause of death as ante-mortem head injury and there being no specific allegation against the applicant of having caused injury which was the cause of death of the deceased coupled with the fact that the applicant, who is aged about 70 years, is in jail since 29.12.2024 having two criminal history of different nature, he is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Jay Prakash Singh, Santosh Kumar Mishra Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Bholanath Verma .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Of Home Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) 6. Let the applicant Bholanath Verma 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 she 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 15, 2025 V. Sinha BAIL No. 6273 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- VAISHALI SINHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench