Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:146212 Court No. - 83 Case :- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 5260 of 2025 Appellant :- Raj Kumar Verma Respondent :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Appellant :- Yadvesh Yadav Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Shekhar Kumar Yadav,J. 1. Notice has been served upon respondent 2. 2. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned AGA for the State as well as perused the record. 3. The present criminal appeal under Section 14-A(2) Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act has been filed by the appellant- Raj Kumar Verma to set aside the order dated 11.11.2024 in Bail Application No.4523 of 2024 and to release him on bail in Case Crime No. 394 of 2023, under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471, 504, 506, 406, 120-B, 34, 201 IPC and section 3(1)(d), 3(1)(dha) 3(2)(5) of S.C./S.T. Act, P.S.- Sigra, District- Varanasi. 4. Learned counsel for the appellant has submitted that the appellant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. The appellant is in jail since 04.01.2022. 5. It is further contended that similarly placed co-accused person, namely, Ravindra Kumar Verma Alias Rk Verma and another have already been granted bail by co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 14.02.2025 in Criminal Appeal No. 151 of 2025, therefore, the applicant is also entitled for bail on the ground of parity. 6. I have perused the bail order of the co-accused and find that the role assigned to the present appellant is almost similar to that of co-accused person, who has already been granted bail by this Court. 7. On the other hand, learned AGA has opposed the application for bail but could not dispute the submission raised by learned counsel for the appellant. 8. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case and keeping in view the nature of the offence, evidence, complicity of the accused, role assigned to the present appellant and the nature of injury, the Court is of the opinion that the appellant has made out a case for bail. 9. Accordingly, the appeal is allowed and the impugned order rejecting the bail application of the appellant is hereby set-aside. 10. Let the appellant- Raj Kumar Verma, involved in aforesaid case crime number be released on bail on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned subject to following conditions. Further, before issuing the release order, the sureties be verified. (i) The appellant will not tamper with the evidence during the trial. (ii) The appellant will not pressurize/ intimidate the prosecution witness. (iii) The appellant will appear before the trial court on the date fixed, unless personal presence is exempted. (iv) The appellant shall not commit an offence similar to the offence of which he is accused, or suspected, of the commission of which he is suspected. (v) The appellant 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. 11. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, the prosecution shall be at liberty to move bail cancellation application before this Court. Order Date :- 23.8.2025 RPD Digitally signed by :- RATAN PRAKASH DWIVEDI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad