HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 32501 of 2026 Court No. - 68 (Sl. No. 21 out of 98) HON'BLE KRISHAN PAHAL, J. 1. List has been revised. 2. Heard Sri Abou Sofian Usmani, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Rajendra Prasad Singh, learned State Law Officer and also perused the material placed on record. 3. Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No. 170 of 2026, under Sections 4, 8, 13(1), 13(2), 13(5) of Public Examination Act, Police Station - Kotwali, District - Varanasi, during the pendency of trial. 4. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, the evidence on record, taking into consideration that similarly placed co-accused person, Deepak Patel, has already been enlarged on bail by this Court vide order dated 17.8.2026 passed in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 28739 of 2026 coupled with the fact that criminal history assigned to the applicant stands explained, this Court prima facie is of the view that the applicant has made out a case for bail. 5. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed on the ground of parity. Let the applicant- Lalta Prasad @ Guddu, be released on bail on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties to the satisfaction of the court concerned, subject to verification of sureties, with the conditions that he shall not tamper with evidence or intimidate witnesses and shall appear before the trial court as required. 6. Breach of any condition shall entail cancellation of bail. The observations herein shall not affect the trial on merits. September 14, 2026 Siddhant Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Abou Sofian Usmani Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. (Krishan Pahal,J.) Lalta Prasad @ Guddu .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) Digitally signed by :- SIDDHANT SAHU High Court of Judicature at Allahabad