Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:26365 Through Video Conferencing from Lucknow Court No. - 25 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 16788 of 2024 Applicant :- Pankaj Paswan Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Ram Anuj Prajapati Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Pankaj Bhatia,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned A.G.A. and perused the record. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.157 of 2023, under Sections 41, 411, 413, 414, 420, 467, 468, 471 IPC, Police Station Cantt., District Varanasi. 3. It is argued by the Counsel for the applicant that the co-accused Manish Yadav on similar allegation has been enlarged on bail vide order dated 27.07.2023. 4. Learned A.G.A. vehemently opposed the bail prayer. 5. Considering the allegations to be similar to that of the co-accused and the fact that the applicant is in custody since 01.04.2023, I am of the view that the applicant is entitled to be released on bail. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Pankaj Paswan be released on bail in the abovesaid first information report number on his furnishing personal bonds and two reliable sureties of Rs.20,000/- each to the satisfaction of the 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. Order Date :- 24.2.2025 akverma Digitally signed by :- ASHOK KUMAR VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad