Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:132941 Court No. - 67 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 25201 of 2025 Applicant :- Ravi Patel Alias Ajay Patel Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Gyanesh Kumar Mishra,Shailendra Mishra Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Sanjay Kumar Singh,J. 1-Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned Additional Government Advocate representing the State of U.P. 2-The instant bail application has been filed on behalf of the applicant with a prayer to release him on bail in Case Crime No. 95 of 2025, under Sections 309(4), 317(2) B.N.S. and Sections 3/25 Arms Act, Police Station Bahriya, District Prayagraj, during the pendency of trial. 3-As per the prosecution case in brief, complainant- Shashi Kumar Mishra has lodged an F.I.R. on 20.05.2025 for the alleged offence under Section 309(4) B.N.S., 2023 against unknown person alleging inter-alia that he is an employee in Mahindra Kotak Bank. On 20.05.2025, due to some official work, he came to the house of Shailesh Kumar, situated at Prayagraj. After the collection, he has total collection of Rs. 85,700/-. F.I.R. also alleges that when he was returning, two unknown persons came on a motorcycle and snatched his bag which contains the collected money, his mobile phone and I.D. card. 4-It is argued by learned counsel for the applicant that during investigation, co-accused Sumit Bhartiya and Sahil were apprehended by the police on 23.05.2025 and from their possession, Rs. 16,500/- and Rs. 9,500/- were recovered respectively. It is next submitted that on an interrogation, they have disclosed the name of four persons, namely, Ravi Patel @ Ajay Patel (applicant), Ayaditya Singh, Sooraj Pal and Sachin Yadav. Thereafter, they all have been apprehended by the police on 27.05.2025 and police shown a recovery of Rs. 20,000/- cash, one country made pistol, one live cartridge and keypad mobile phone from the possession of the applicant. Much emphasis has been given by contending that the applicant has been falsely implicated in this case. The investigation has been completed and till date, there is no recovery of alleged mobile phone of the complainant. It is also pointed out that Sumit Bhartiya, in whose statement, complicity of the applicant came into light, has been granted bail by the co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 04.08.2025 in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 25671 of 2025. The applicant has a criminal history of one case, in which he has been granted bail vide order dated 10.06.2025, copy whereof has been annexed as Annexure No. 4 to the affidavit. The applicant is languishing in jail since 27.05.2025. In case the applicant is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail and will cooperate in the early disposal of the case. 5-Per contra, learned A.G.A. for the State opposed the prayer for bail of the applicant but does not dispute the above factual aspect of the matter as argued on behalf of the applicant. 6-Having heard learned counsel for the parties and examined the matter in its entirety, I find that the complicity of the applicant came into light in the confessional statement of the co-accused Sumit Bhartiya, who has been granted bail, as noted above. 7-Accordingly, the instant bail application is hereby allowed on the ground of parity. 8-Let the applicant-Ravi Patel Alias Ajay Patel, be released on bail in the aforesaid case crime number on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions which are being imposed in the interest of justice:- (i) That the applicant shall cooperate in the expeditious disposal of the trial and shall regularly attend the court unless inevitable. (ii) That 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. (iii) That after his release, the applicant shall not involve in any criminal activity. (iv) The identity, status and residential proof of sureties will be verified by court concerned before the release of the applicant on bail. 9-In case of breach of any of the conditions mentioned above, court concerned will be at liberty to cancel the bail of the applicant. Order Date :- 6.8.2025 Saurabh Digitally signed by :- SAURABH KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad