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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:41510 Court No. - 67 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 9383 of 2025 Applicant :- Shahid Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Ashok Kumar Yadav Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Deepak Verma,J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record.
2. The instant bail application has been filed on behalf of the applicant Shahid with a prayer to release him on bail in Case Crime No.41 of 2024, under Sections 392, 342, 411 I.P.C., P.S. Rajapur, District Chitrakoot during pendency of the trial.
3. It is argued by the learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. Applicant is not named in the FIR. Learned counsel for the applicant next submitted that co-accused Soyeb, Saurabh Tripathi@ Rahul Tripathi & Mahtab Ahmad have been granted bail by the coordinate Bench of this Court by orders dated 17.05.2024, 20.05.2024 & 25.07.2024. Learned counsel for the applicant next submits that the applicant having better case for getting bail on account of parity. Applicant has criminal history, which has been explained in Para-16 of the bail application. There is no prospect of trial of the present case being concluded in near future due to heavy dockets. The applicant is languishing in jail since 13.03.2024 and in case he is enlarged on bail he will not misuse the liberty of bail.
4. Learned A.G.A. has opposed the bail prayer of the applicant but could not dispute the parity claimed by the applicant with other co- accused.
5. Considering the entire facts and circumstances of the case,
submissions of learned counsel for the parties and keeping in view the nature of offence, evidence, complicity of accused and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the Court is of the view that the applicant has made out a case for bail. The bail application is allowed.
6. Let the applicant, Shahid, who is involved in the aforesaid case
crime, be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned subject to following conditions. Further, before issuing the release order, the sureties be verified. i. The applicant shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence by intimidating/ pressurizing the witnesses, during the investigation or trial. ii. The applicant shall cooperate in the trial sincerely without seeking any adjournment. iii. The applicant shall not indulge in any criminal activity or commission of any crime after being released on bail.
7. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail.
Order Date :- 21.3.2025 SKD Digitally signed by :- SURJIT KUMAR DEY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad