HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 26827 of 2025 Court No. - 52 HON'BLE MRS. MANJU RANI CHAUHAN, J. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, Mr. P.K. Singh, learned A.G.A for the State and perused the record. This is the third bail application has been filed by the applicant Sonu Alias Sikandar with a prayer to enlarge him on bail in Case Crime No.217 of 2023, under Sections 366, 376A, 302, 120B I.P.C., Police Station-Bindaki, District-Fatehpur, during pendency of trial. This is the third bail application of the applicant. First and Second bail applications have been rejected by this Court vide orders dated 31.05.2024 and 05.02.2025 respectively. It is submitted by learned counsel for the applicant that since the rejection of the earlier bail applications, only one witness has been examined, and the applicant is languishing in jail since 25.06.2023, therefore, he prays that a direction may be issued to the trial court for conclusion of trial at the earliest. Mr. P.K. Singh, learned A.G.A. submits that offences alleged against the applicant are of serious in nature and, considering his involvement therein, he is not entitled to be released on bail. Considering the submissions advanced by learned counsel for the parties, nature of the offence and perusal of the material/evidence brought on record, complicity of the accused and severity of punishment, I do not find any good reason to exercise my discretion in favour of the accused applicant. Thus, the bail application stands rejected. However, the trial court is directed to make all sincere endeavours to expedite the proceedings of the trial and conclude the same, in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of nine Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Saurabh Singh, Sr. Advocate Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Sonu Alias Sikandar .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) months, from the date of production of certified copy of this order. It goes without saying that if the prosecution witnesses are not turning up deliberately, then the court below has all the powers to adopt all the coercive measures provided under the Code in order to procure the presence of the witnesses. Office is directed to communicate the copy of this order forthwith to concerned court for necessary compliance. October 8, 2025 Rahul. BAIL No. 26827 of 2025 2 (Mrs. Manju Rani Chauhan,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAHUL GOSWAMI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- RAHUL GOSWAMI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad