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2025 DAILYLAW 68519 (ALL)

PRINCE KUMAR v. STATE OF U.P.

BAIL/21898/2025 · 2025-07-15

Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:114627 Court No. - 68 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 21898 of 2025 Applicant :- Prince Kumar Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Dhirendra Kumar Srivastava Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal,J. 1. Heard Sri Dhirendra Kumar Srivastava, 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.268 of 2025, under Section-143(5) of BNS, Police Station-Mughalsarai, District-Chandauli, during the pendency of the trial. 3. Contention of learned counsel for the applicant is that as per the allegation in FIR, the applicant along with two other boys namely, Abhishek Kumar and Dheeraj Kumar, were found in train while going to Gujarat and allegation of human trafficking was made against the applicant and other co- accused persons. It is further submitted by learned counsel for the applicant that applicant is 22 years old and the two other boys who were accompanying the applicant are 17 years and 14 years and they were also going to Gujarat and they also belong to Bihar. It is also submitted that statements of the aforesaid boys or their parents were not recorded and applicant has been falsely implicated. He further submitted that the co-accused Dilkhush Kumar, has already been granted bail by a coordinate Bench of this Court in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No.22100 of 2025 vide order dated 03.07.2025. 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. The applicant is a law abiding citizen and he is languishing in jail since 16.05.2025. 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- Prince 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 :- 16.7.2025 S.Chaurasia Digitally signed by :- SHUBHAM CHAURASIA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad