HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 12501 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 is second application for bail seeking enlargement in FIR/Case Crime No.449 of 2021 under section 302 IPC and section 3/25 Arms Act, P.S. Jagdishpur, District Amethi. The first bail application was rejected on 20.08.2024 and direction was issued for recording the testimony of PW-2 and PW-3. 3. While arguing the second bail application, it is stated that the PW-3, who is the eye witness has been declared hostile and the applicant has one criminal antecedents, in which he is on bail. 4. Considering the fact that PW-1, PW-2 and PW3 have already been deposed and the eye witness has been declared hostile coupled with the fact that there is no likelihood of the trial being concluded in the near future, the applicant who is in custody since 26.12.2021 is entitled for the bail. Thus the bail application is allowed. 5. Let the applicant Sonu Raidas @ Pinaki be released on bail in aforesaid FIR/Case Crime Number subject to his furnishing a personal bond and two reliable sureties each of the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions: (a) The applicant shall execute a bond to undertake to attend the hearings; Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Sheo Prakash Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Ram Milan Yadav Sonu Raidas @ Pinaki .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt.,Lko .....Opposite Party(s) (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 15, 2025 VNP/- BAIL No. 12501 of 2024 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- VISHVANATH PRASAD SHUKLA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench