Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:22465 Court No. - 66 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 1163 of 2025 Applicant :- Ranjeet Kumar Saroj Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Rajneesh Kumar,Sangam Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- Akhilesh Bharti,G.A.,Kamlesh Prasad Hon'ble Sameer Jain,J. 1. Heard Sri Sangam Singh, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Kamlesh Prasad, learned counsel for the informant and Sri Vijay Bahadur Maurya, learned AGA for the State-respondent. 2. The instant application has been filed seeking release of the applicant on bail in Case Crime No. 150 of 2024, under Sections 302, 201 IPC, Police Station- Karari, District- Kaushambi, during pendency of the trial in the court below. 3. FIR of the present case was lodged on 25.06.2024 against applicant and co-accused Mithun and according to FIR, wife of the applicant was having illicit relationship with the son of the informant and, therefore, he along with co-accused Mithun committed the murder of his son. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that FIR of the present case was lodged on the basis of suspicion. He further submitted that except suspicion, motive and confessional statement of the applicnat, there is no cogent evidence against the applicant on record. 5. He further submitted that however, there is allegation that deceased was having illicit relationship with the wife of the applicant but entire allegation is totally false. He further submitted that even if his wife was having illicit relationship with the deceased then also it cannot be presumed that applicant would have committed his murder. 6. He further submitted that applicant is not having any criminal history and he is in jail in the present matter since 27.06.2024 i.e. for last more than seven months. 7. Per contra, learned AGA as well as learned counsel for the informant however, opposed the prayer for bail but could not dispute the argument on facts advanced by learned counsel for the applicant. 8. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record of the case. 9. It is a case of circumstantial evidence and it appears, except the suspicion and motive, there is no other cogent evidence against the applicant on record. 10. Further, applicant is not having any criminal history and he is in jail in the present matter since 27.06.2024 i.e. for last more than seven months. 11. Therefore, considering the facts and circumstances of the case discussed above, in my view applicant is entitled to be released on bail. 12. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the instant bail application is allowed. 13. Let the applicant- Ranjeet Kumar Saroj be released on bail in the aforesaid case on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions:- (i) The applicant shall appear before the trial court on the dates fixed, unless his personal presence is exempted. (ii) The applicant shall not directly or indirectly, make 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 any police officer or tamper with the evidence. (iii) The applicant shall not indulge in any criminal and anti-social activity. 14. In case of breach of any of the above condition, the prosecution will be at liberty to move an application before this Court for cancellation of the bail of the applicant. 15. It is clarified that the observations made herein are limited to the facts brought in by the parties pertaining to the disposal of bail application and the said observations shall have no bearing on the merits of the case during trial. Order Date :- 17.2.2025 KK Patel Digitally signed by :- KRISHN KANT PATEL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad