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JAGDISH PRASAD AGARWAL v. STATE OF U.P.

BAIL/10065/2025 · 2025-05-04

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:71895 Court No. - 67 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 10065 of 2025 Applicant :- Jagdish Prasad Agarwal Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Kartikeya Saran,Vinayak Ranjan Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Chandra Dhari Singh,J. 1. The instant bail application has been filed under Section 483 of BNSS, seeking regular bail in Case No. 175 of 2016 (State Vs. Jagdish & others) arising out in FIR No., 93-A of 2014 dated 23.05.2014 under Sections 420, 406, 504, 506 IPC, Police Station - Kotwali, District - Agra. 2. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the applicant has submitted that the applicant is innocent person and has not committed any offence as alleged in the FIR. He has been falsely implicated in this case. It is further submitted that similarly placed co-accused Ankit Agarwal has already been granted bail by co- ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 28.1.2023 passed in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 52868 of 2022 and, therefore, the applicant is also entitled to be released on bail on the ground of parity. The applicant is languishing in jail since 27.2.2025. It is also undertaken on behalf of the applicant that he shall abide by all terms and conditions as imposed by the Court while granting bail. 3. Per contra, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State has vehemently opposed the instant bail application but he could not dispute the aforesaid facts as stated by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of applicant. 4. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, Sri K.P. Pathak, learned AGA and perused the material available on record. 5. Taking into consideration of aforesaid reasons as stated above and the fact that similarly placed co-accused Ankit Agarwal has already been granted bail by the co-ordinate Bench of this Court, without expressing any opinion on the merit of the case, I am inclined to grant bail to the applicant. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant - Jagdish Prasad Agarwal, who is involved in the aforementioned case crime be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand) 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 evidence. (ii) The applicant shall remain present, in person, before the trial court on dates fixed for (1) opening of the case, (2) framing of charge and (3) recording of statement under Section 313 Cr.P.C./351 BNSS. If in the opinion of the Trial Court absence of the applicant is deliberate of without sufficient cause, then it shall be open for the Trial Court to treat such default as abuse of liberty of bail and proceed against him in accordance with law. 7. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail. Order Date :- 5.5.2025 S.K.S. (Chandra Dhari Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- SUNIL KUMAR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- SUNIL KUMAR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- SUNIL KUMAR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- SUNIL KUMAR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- SUNIL KUMAR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad