Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:133126 Court No. - 82 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 54972 of 2023 Applicant :- Santosh Kumar Mandal Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Lal Dev,Manoj Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Sameer Jain,J. 1. Heard Sri Lal Dev, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Manoj Kumar Singh, learned Brief Holder for the State. 2. The instant bail application has been filed seeking release of the applicant on bail in Case Crime No. 02 of 2023, under Sections 13(1)(6) and 13(2) of the P.C. Act, Police Station Anti Corruption, District Gonda during pendency of the trial. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits, in the present matter with regard to offence under Section 7 P.C. Act applicant has already been released on bail by this Court vide Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 43575 of 2023 after considering the entire facts of the case in detail, therefore, he may be released on bail for offence under Sections 13(1)(6) and 13(2) of the P.C. Act which were added subsequently. 4. Per contra, learned AGA opposed the prayer for bail but could not dispute the argument on facts advanced by learned counsel for applicant. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record of the case. 6. Considering the argument advanced by learned counsel for the applicant and the fact that today in the present matter with regard to offence under Section 7 P.C. Act applicant has already been released on bail by this Court vide Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 43575 of 2023, in my view, applicant is entitled to be released on bail in the present case too. 7. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the instant bail application is allowed. 8. Let the applicant - Santosh Kumar Mandal 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. 9. 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. 10. 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 :- 6.8.2025 AK Pandey Digitally signed by :- ANUPAM KUMAR PANDEY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad