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2025 DAILYLAW 68261 (ALL)

MAHIPAL v. STATE OF U.P.

BAIL/21361/2025 · 2025-07-20

Krishan Pahal

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:118801 Court No. - 65 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 21361 of 2025 Applicant :- Mahipal Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Mrityunjay Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Mohd Atif,Nikhil Mishra Hon'ble Krishan Pahal,J. 1. List has been revised. 2. Heard Sri Mrityunjay Singh, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Mohd. Atif, learned counsel for the informant, Sri R.P. Patel, learned State Law Officer for the State and perused the material placed on record. 3. Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No.16 of 2025, under Sections 310(2), 317(3) B.N.S. and 60(1) of Excise Act and 4/25 Arms Act, Police Station- Atrauli, District- Aligarh, during the pendency of trial. 4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the applicant that similarly placed co-accused person, Rahul has already been enlarged on bail by this Court vide order dated 08.05.2025 passed in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 10931 of 2025. The applicant is languishing in jail since 15.02.2025. He further submitted that since the role of the applicant is identical to that of co-accused who has already been enlarged on bail, he is also entitled to be enlarged on bail on the ground of parity. 5. The prayer for bail has been vehemently opposed by learned State Law Officer, however, the aforesaid factual aspect of the parity to the co-accused has not been disputed by him. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, the evidence on record, pending trial and in light of the judgement passed by this Court in Nanha S/o Nabhan Kha vs. State of U.P., 1993 Crl.L.J. 938 and the judgement passed by the Supreme Court in Paras Ram Vishnoi vs. The Director, Central Bureau of Investigation, MANU/SCOR/22410/2021 coupled with the judgment of Supreme Court passed in Satender Kumar Antil vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and another reported in 2022 SCC OnLine SC 825, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the Court is of the view that the applicant has made out a case for bail. The bail application is allowed on the ground of parity. 7. Let the applicant- Mahipal, who is involved in aforementioned case 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 subject to following conditions. Further, before issuing the release order, the sureties be verified. (i) The applicant shall not tamper with evidence during trial. (ii) The applicant shall not pressurize/intimidate the prosecution witnesses. (iii) The applicant shall appear before the trial court on the date fixed. 8. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail. 9. It is made clear that observations made in granting bail to the applicant shall not in any way affect the learned trial Judge in forming his independent opinion based on the testimony of the witnesses. Date :- 21.7.2025 Karan (Justice Krishan Pahal) Digitally signed by :- KARAN KUMAR RAO High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- KARAN KUMAR RAO High Court of Judicature at Allahabad