HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 29472 of 2025 Court No. - 67 HON'BLE KRISHAN PAHAL, J. 1. List has been revised. 2. Heard Shri Anil Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the applicant as well as Shri V.K.S. Parmar, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record. 3. Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No.173 of 2025, under Sections 3/5A/8 of UP Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, Section 11 of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act and Section 109 of B.N.S., Police Station Ubhaon, District Ballia, during the pendency of trial. 4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the applicant that similarly placed co-accused person, Wasim Ahmad has already been enlarged on bail by this Court vide order dated 10.9.2025 passed in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No.28489 of 2025. The applicant is languishing in jail since 17.6.2025. The criminal history of one case assigned to the applicant has been explained. He further submitted that since the role of the applicant is identical to that of co- accused, who has already been enlarged on bail, he is 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 have not been disputed by him. 6. 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 Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Anil Kumar Singh, Dibyanshu Shekhar Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Arman .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) against an accused itself cannot be a basis for refusal of bail, if otherwise his case of bail is made out. 7. 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 view that the applicant has made out a case for bail on the ground of parity. The bail application is allowed on the ground of parity. 8. Let the applicant- Arman 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. 9. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, the prosecution shall be at liberty to move bail cancellation application before this Court. 10. Identity, status and residence proof of the applicant and sureties be verified by the court concerned before the bonds are accepted. 11. 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 on the testimony of the witnesses. October 6, 2025 Vikas Verma BAIL No. 29472 of 2025 2 (Krishan Pahal,J.) Digitally signed by :- VIKAS VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad