HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 8692 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA and perused the record. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No. 319 of 2025, under Sections 64(2)M, 308(5), 356(2), 351(2), 61(2) BNS and Section 67 of the I.T. Act, P.S. Kotwali City, District Pratapgarh. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that in terms of FIR it was alleged that the informant was working in Jan Sewa Kendra and the accused named in the FIR started talking with her. Subsequently relations were formed under blackmail by the co accused Maksud Ahmad. It is stated that certain money was also given by the informant to the said persons. In the statement under section 183 BNSS allegations were levelled against one Mukesh. As regards the applicant who is the manager of the hotel it was alleged that the manager has refused to give the CCTV footage. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the nature of allegation against the applicant and his name not surfacing in the FIR, however, without commenting upon the merits of the case, the applicant who is in jail since 16.7.2025 and has no criminal history is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Mohd. Shamshad Khan Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Suhan Khan .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) 6. Let the applicant Suhan Khan 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 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 17, 2025 J. K. Dinkar BAIL No. 8692 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench