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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 29135 of 2025 Court No. - 67 HON'BLE KRISHAN PAHAL, J.
1. List has been revised. 2. Heard Ms. Antima Rajbhar, learned counsel for the applicant as well as Shri Shyam Dhar Maurya, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record. 3. Applicants seek bail in Case Crime No.200 of 2025, under Sections 8/20 of NDPS Act, Police Station- Kotwali, District- Mau, during the pendency of trial. 4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the applicants that similarly placed co-accused person, Priyanka Srivastava has already been enlarged on bail by this Court vide order dated 10.9.2025 passed in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No.28517 of 2025. The applicants are languishing in jail since 22.6.2025, having no criminal history. He further submitted that since the role of the applicants is identical to that of co-accused, who has already been enlarged on bail, they are also entitled to be enlarged on bail on the ground of parity. 5. The prayer for bail has been vehemently opposed by learned A.G.A. However, the aforesaid factual aspects of parity to the co-accused and of no criminal history of the applicants, have not been disputed by him. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, the evidence on record, pending trial and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the Court is of the Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Antima Rajbhar Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Mithun Singha And Another .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s)
view that the applicants have made out a case for bail on the ground of parity. The bail application is allowed on the ground of parity. 7. Let the applicants- Mithun Singha and Basanti Singha involved in aforementioned case crime number be released on bail on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned subject to following conditions. (i) The applicant shall not tamper with evidence during trial. (ii) The applicant shall not pressurize/intimidate the prosecution witnesses. (iii) The applicant shall appear before the trial court on the date fixed. 8. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, the prosecution shall be at liberty to move bail cancellation application before this Court. 9.
Identity, status and residence proof of the applicants and sureties be verified by the court concerned before the bonds are accepted. 10. It is made clear that observations made in granting bail to the applicants shall not in any way affect the learned trial Judge in forming his independent opinion on the testimony of the witnesses. September 16, 2025 Vikas Verma BAIL No. 29135 of 2025 2 (Krishan Pahal,J.) Digitally signed by :- VIKAS VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad