HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 9867 of 2025 Court No. - 15 HON'BLE KARUNESH SINGH PAWAR, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the records. 2. The instant application has been filed seeking release of the applicant on bail in Case Crime No.159 of 2025, under Sections 3(5) of BNS, 34 I.P.C. and Section 3/5(1) of the U.P. Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021, registered at Police Station Jethwara, District Pratapgarh. 3. The aforesaid case has been registered on the basis of an F.I.R. lodged on 20.07.2025 against 8 named persons, including the applicant, and some unnamed persons stating that the accused persons collect the poor persons of the locality on every Sunday and they earn money under pretext of curing their diseases by miraculous practices. Under pretext of these activities, they are involved in illegal conversion of religion. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the co-accused persons Mukesh Saroj, Surendra @ Kaltu, Ashok Saroj, Ram Sanehi Saroj and Sunil Saroj have been granted bail in the present case by means of an order dated 04.09.2025, 09.09.2025 and 11.09.2025 passed by this court in Crl. Misc. Bail Application Nos.8337 of 2025, 8455 of 2025 and 8575 of 2025. 5.Another co-accused Rajendra Prasad Verma has also been granted bail vide order dated 24.9.2025 passed in Bail No.9072 of 2025. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : D.S. Pandey Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Ram Chandra Verma .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Home Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) 6. Learned A.G.A. has opposed the bail application but he could not dispute the fact that it is a case of parity. 7. Having considered the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and keeping in view the role assigned to the applicant, gravity of the offence, the applicant has no previous criminal history, the co-accused, named above, have been granted bail and the applicant is languishing in jail since 20.07.2025 I am of the view that the aforesaid facts are sufficient for making out a case for enlargement of the applicant on bail in the aforesaid crime. 8. Accordingly, this bail application stands allowed, on parity ground. 9. Let the applicant Ram Chandra Verma, be released on bail in the aforementioned case on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of Magistrate/Court concerned, subject to following conditions:- (i) the applicant shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence; (ii) the applicant shall not pressurize the prosecution witnesses; (iii) the applicant shall appear on each and every date fixed by the trial Court. Another other condition which the trial court may deem fit and proper can also be imposed. October 14, 2025 kkb/ BAIL No. 9867 of 2025 2 (Karunesh Singh Pawar,J.) Digitally signed by :- KRISHNA KUMAR BARANWAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- KRISHNA KUMAR BARANWAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench