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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:107462 Court No. - 68 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 17323 of 2025 Applicant :- Ajit Kumar Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Abhay Pratap Singh,Ajay Kumar,Rajesh Kumar Verma,Suneel Kumar Patel Counsel for Opposite Party :- D.M.Tripathi,Dharmendra Mani Tripathi,G.A. Hon'ble Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal,J.
1. Heard Sri Suneel Kr. Patel, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri D.M. Tripathi, learned counsel for the first informant and Sri Pushpendra Singh Jadon, learned A.G.A. and perused the record.
2. The instant application has been filed to enlarge the applicant on bail in case crime No. 488 of 2023, under Sections 323, 308 IPC, P.S. Echotech-Third, District Gautam Buddh Nagar.
3. Contention of learned counsel for the applicant is that the applicant is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in the instant case. It has been further submitted that all the offence are punishable upto 7 years. It is further submitted that the applicant has no criminal history. The applicant is a law abiding citizen and he is languishing in jail since 2.5.2025. It is further submitted that charge-sheet has already been filed, therefore, there is no requirement of custodial interrogation. In case, he is granted bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail and would cooperate in the trial proceedings.
4. On the other hand, learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for bail.
5. Thus, considering the entire facts and circumstances of the case as well as law laid down by the Apex Court regarding offences punishable upto 7 years in Satender Kumar Antil Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and Another; (2021) 10 SCC 773 and Siddharth vs State of U.P. and another; (2022) 1 SCC 676 and keeping in view the nature of offence, evidence, complicity of accused and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, I am of the opinion that the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on bail.
6. Let the applicant- Ajit Kumar, involved in the aforementioned 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, with the following conditions:- i. 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. ii. The applicant shall cooperate in the trial/investigation 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. iv. The applicant shall attend in accordance with the conditions of the bond executed by him.
7. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail.
8. Identity, status and residence proof of the applicant and sureties be verified by the court concerned before the bonds are accepted.
Order Date :- 8.7.2025 Vandana Digitally signed by :- VANDANA GAUTAM High Court of Judicature at Allahabad