Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:141993 Court No. - 82 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 28374 of 2025 Applicant :- Sonu Singh Alias Rakesh Singh Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Manoj Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Sameer Jain,J. 1. Heard Sri Manoj Kumar, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Roopak Chauvey, learned AGA, for the State. 2. The instant bail application has been filed on behalf of the applicant with the prayer to release him on bail in Case Crime No.211 of 2024, under Sections 111, 309(4),310(2), 61(2) and 318 BNS and Section 7/13, Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Police Station Narahi, District Ballia during pendency of the trial. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that however, applicant was named in the FIR but on the basis of general allegation he has been roped in the present matter along with as many as 29 persons. He next submits, admittedly applicant is a private person and after considering entire facts in detail bail applications of number of other accused persons, who were also private persons, have been allowed by this Court vide order dated 4.8.2025 passed in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 31527 of 2024 (Ajay Kumar Pandey and another Vs. State of U.P.) and on facts case of applicant is at par with them. 4. He further submits that applicant is not having any previous criminal history and in the present matter he is in jail since 25.7.2024, , i.e., for the last more than a year. 5. Per contra, learned AGA although opposed the prayer for bail but could not dispute the fact that vide order dated 4.8.2025 number of other accused persons have been released on bail by this Court with a very detailed and reasoned order and case of applicant is at par with them. 6. Learned AGA further could not dispute that applicant is not having any previous criminal history and in the present matter he is in jail for the last more than a year. 7. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record of the case. 8. However, as per allegation, applicant who was private person along with other accused involved in extracting illegal money from the Truck Drivers along with Police personnel but along with applicant number of other private persons have also been made accused with similar allegations and vide order dated 4.8.2025 they have already been released on bail by this Court and on facts case of applicant is at par with them. 9. Further, applicant is not having any previous criminal history to his credit and in the present matter he is in jail since 25.7.2024, i.e., for the last more than a year. 10. Therefore, considering the facts and circumstances of the case discussed above, in my view, applicant is entitled to be released on bail. 11. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the instant bail application is allowed. 12. Let the applicant-Sonu Singh @Rakesh Singh be released on bail in the aforesaid case on 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 appear before the trial court on the dates fixed, unless his personal presence is exempted. (ii) The applicant shall not directly or indirectly, make 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 any police officer or tamper with the evidence. (iii) The applicant shall not indulge in any criminal and anti-social activity. 13. In case of breach of any of the above condition, the prosecution will be at liberty to move an application before this Court for cancellation of the bail of the applicant. 14. It is clarified that the observations made herein are limited to the facts brought in by the parties pertaining to the disposal of bail application and the said observations shall have no bearing on the merits of the case during trial. Order Date :- 20.8.2025 SKM Digitally signed by :- SHRAVANA KUMAR MISHRA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad