Ranvir Singh v. State of U.P

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 24379 of 2025 Court No. - 67 HON'BLE KRISHAN PAHAL, J.

¶1List has been revised.

¶2Heard Dr. Akhilesh Kumar, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Ashutosh Srivastava, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record.

¶3Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No. 0085 of 2018, under Sections 147, 341, 332, 353, 336, 427 of I.P.C., Section 7 of Criminal Law Amendment Act and Sections 2/3 of Lok Sampatti Nivaran Adhiniyam, Police Station - Nagla Khangar, District - Firozabad, during the pendency of trial.

¶4It is submitted by learned counsel for the applicant that similarly placed co-accused person, Ramakant, has already been enlarged on bail by coordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 18.09.2018 passed in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 35041 of 2018. It is further submitted that since the case of the applicant is at par to the co-accused, who has already been enlarged on bail, he is also entitled to be enlarged on bail on the ground of parity.

¶5Learned counsel has also stated that the applicant is languishing in jail since 05.07.2025, having no criminal history. In case, the applicant is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail and shall cooperate with trial.

¶6The 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 applicant, have not been disputed by him. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Dr. Akhilesh Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Ranvir Singh .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s)

¶7Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, evidence on record, pending trial and also considering the bail order of co-accused, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the Court is of the view that the applicant is entitled to be released on bail. The bail application is allowed on the ground of parity.

¶8Let the applicant-Ranvir Singh, 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 will not tamper with the evidence during trial.

ii) The applicant will not pressurise/intimidate with the prosecution witnesses.

iii) The applicant will appear before the trial court on the date fixed.

¶9In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail.

¶10It 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 26, 2025 Siddhant BAIL No. 24379 of 2025 (Krishan Pahal,J.) High Court of Judicature at Allahabad