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2025 DAILYLAW 85200 (ALL)

PAWAN KUMAR v. STATE OF U.P.

BAIL/28245/2025 · 2025-09-15

Krishan Pahal

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 28245 of 2025 Court No. - 67 HON'BLE KRISHAN PAHAL, J. 1. List has been revised. Learned counsel for the informant is not present. 2. Supplementary affidavit filed today is taken on record. 3. Heard Sri Ajay Kumar Vashistha, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Arun Kumar Mishra, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material placed on record. 4. Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No.145 of 2025, under Sections 191(2), 115(2), 352, 351(3), 109, 3(5) B.N.S., Police Station Amanpur, District Kasganj, during the pendency of trial. 5. As per prosecution story, the applicant alongwith co-accused person Vivek Paliwal and one unknown person is stated to have assaulted the informant with kicks, fists and danda, causing injuries to him on 14.04.2025 at about 4:00 p.m. 6. Learned counsel for the applicant has argued that the applicant is absolutely innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. The FIR is delayed by more than one day and there is no explanation of the said delay caused. The injuries were found simple in nature, as such, it is a clear- cut case of false implication. 7. Learned counsel for the applicant has further argued that the criminal history of one case assigned to the applicant stands explained. The applicant is languishing in jail since 19.04.2025 and he is ready to cooperate with trial. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Ajay Kumar Vashistha Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Vinod Kumar Maurya Pawan Kumar .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) In case, the applicant is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail. 8. Learned A.G.A. has vehemently opposed the bail application. 9. The Supreme Court in Prabhakar Tewari vs. State of U.P. And Another, (2020) 11 SCC 648 has observed that pendency of several criminal cases against an accused itself cannot be a basis for refusal of bail, if otherwise his case for bail is made out. 10. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, the evidence on record, taking into consideration the delay in institution of FIR and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, prima-facie the Court is of the view that the applicant has made out a case for bail. The bail application is allowed. 11. Let the applicant- Pawan Kumar, 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 pressurise/intimidate with the prosecution witnesses. (iii) The applicant shall appear before the trial court on the date fixed. 12. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail. 13. 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. September 16, 2025 (Ravi Kant) BAIL No. 28245 of 2025 2 (Krishan Pahal,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAVI KANT High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- RAVI KANT High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- RAVI KANT High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- RAVI KANT High Court of Judicature at Allahabad