Prem Sahu @ Munna Rai v. State of U.P

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 26591 of 2025 Court No. - 67 HON'BLE KRISHAN PAHAL, J.

¶1List has been revised.

¶2Heard Shri Manish Kumar Pandey, learned counsel for the applicant as well as Shri Sunil Kumar, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record.

¶3Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No.277 of 2025, under Sections 109(1), 303(2), 317(2), 317(4) B.N.S. and 3/25 Arms Act, Police Station Gopiganj, District Bhadohi, during the pendency of trial.

¶4It is submitted by learned counsel for the applicant that similarly placed co-accused persons, Sudhir Dubey and Noor Navi have already been enlarged on bail by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide orders dated

28.7.2025 and 12.8.2025 passed in Criminal Misc. Bail Application Nos.24711 of 2025 and 26705 of 2025. The applicant is languishing in jail since 20.6.2025. 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.

¶5The 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.

¶6The Supreme Court in Prabhakar Tewari Vs. State of U.P. and another, 2020 (11) SCC 648 has observed that pendency of several criminal cases against an accused itself cannot be a basis for refusal of bail, if otherwise his case of bail is made out. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Aditaya Kumar Kashyap, Manish Kumar Pandey Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Prem Sahu @ Munna Rai .....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, 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.

¶8Let the applicant-Prem Sahu @ Munna Rai 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.

¶9In case of breach of any of the above conditions, the prosecution shall be at liberty to move bail cancellation application before this Court.

¶10Identity, status and residence proof of the applicant and sureties be verified by the court concerned before the bonds are accepted.

¶11It 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. September 26, 2025 Vikas Verma BAIL No. 26591 of 2025 (Krishan Pahal,J.) High Court of Judicature at Allahabad