HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 6688 of 2024 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA and perused the record. 2. This the third bail application on behalf of the applicant who seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.163 of 2018, under Section 302, 307, 324, 325, 506 IPC & Section 7 of Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, P.S. Piparpur, District Amethi. 3. First bail application of the applicant was rejected vide order dated 29.02.2024 with directions to expedite and conclude the trial preferably within a period of one year. Second bail application was rejected vide order dated 25.05.2024. 4. While arguing the present third bail application, learned counsel for the applicant argues that the applicant is in custody since 01.07.2018 and has no criminal antecedents of any major offences. 5. Learned AGA points out that the applicant has two criminal antecedents, first being Case Crime No.157 of 2018, under Section 323, 336, 506 IPC and the other being Case Crime No.373 of 2017, under Section 147, 148, 323 IPC & Section 3(2)v of SC/ST Act. 6. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that the co-accused was enlarged Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Rohit Kumar Tripathi, Deepak Kumar, Rama Soni Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Rahul Pandey .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Home Civil Sectt. Lko And Another .....Opposite Party(s) on bail vide order dated 25.04.2024, although, the applicant does not claim parity with the said co-accused. 7. Considering the inordinate pre-trial detention undergone by the applicant coupled with the fact that the applicant has no criminal antecedents except two minor offences as pointed by learned AGA and the report sent by the trial Court which suggests that P.Ws. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 have already been examined, there is nothing on record to demonstrate that the applicant, if enlarged on bail, can adversely affect the trial, as such, the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 8. Let the applicant Rahul Pandey be released on bail in aforesaid FIR number on his furnishing a personal bond with two sureties of the like amount 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 27, 2025 nishant BAIL No. 6688 of 2024 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench