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2025 DAILYLAW 66772 (ALL)

SHANKAR LAL v. STATE OF U.P.

BAIL/19940/2025 · 2025-07-13

Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:111910 Court No. - 68 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 19940 of 2025 Applicant :- Shankar Lal Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Abhinab Mishra,Anupam Tripathi Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal,J. 1. Heard Sri Abhinav Mishra, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Rajeev Kumar Singh, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record. 2. The instant bail application has been filed with a prayer to release the applicant on bail in Case Crime No.749 of 2024, under Sections-420, 467, 468, 471, 120B IPC, Police Station-Subhashnagar, District-Bareilly, during the pendency of the trial. 3. Contention of learned counsel for the applicant is that only allegation against the applicant is that he along with co- accused went to the house of the victim at the time of opening her account. Though, as per the record, grandson of the victim, Prempal, who was also nominee, had withdrawn the amount from her account and no amount was transferred in the account of the applicant. It is further submitted that the applicant has no criminal history. It is further submitted that charge sheet has been filed in the present case, therefore, there is no requirement of custodial interrogation. He further submitted that the co-accused Mohd. Rashid, has already been granted bail by a coordinate Bench of this Court in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No.20050 of 2025 vide order dated 15.05.2023. The applicant is a law abiding citizen and he is languishing in jail since 07.07.2025. In case, he is granted bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail and would cooperate in the trial proceedings. 4. Learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for bail but could not dispute the aforesaid facts. 5. Considering the entire facts and circumstances of the case, submissions of learned counsel for the parties 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- Shankar Lal 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 :- 14.7.2025 S.Chaurasia Digitally signed by :- SHUBHAM CHAURASIA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad