HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 4040 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA for the State and perused the record. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.0533 of 2024, under Sections 105 B.N.S., P.S. Lalganj, District- Pratapgarh. 3. In terms of the FIR, it was alleged that the father of the informant had gone to a religious functon, where, electricity was being run in the fence which resulted in his death. 4. The contention of learned counsel for the applicant is that the applicant is aged about 65 years and is in custody since 31.12.2024 having no previous criminal antecedent. Therefore, he may be enlarged on bail. 5. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 6. Considering the material on record and the fact that the allegations with regard to the culpable homicide as defined under Section 100 of BNS are apparently missing and the applicant is in jail since 31.12.2024 having no criminal antecedents, therefore, the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 7. Let the applicant Kalpnath 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 Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Pankaj Kumar Srivastava, Suresh Kumar Mishra Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Kalpnath Verma .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) (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. . (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) October 14, 2025 V. Sinha BAIL No. 4040 of 2025 2 Digitally signed by :- VAISHALI SINHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench