Pappu Vs State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Lko — Murder and Culpable Homicide | Allahabad HC (2025)

Pappu Vs State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Lko — Murder and Culpable Homicide | Allahabad HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Enlargement of applicant Pappu on bail in FIR No.294 of 2024 upon furnishing a personal bond and two sureties of Rs.20,000/- each to the satisfaction of the court concerned, subject to conditions of attending hearings, refraining from similar offences, and abstaining from any inducement, threat or promise to persons acquainted with the facts or tampering with evidence.

Issue for consideration

Whether applicant Pappu, accused under Sections 3(5), 103(1), 352, 351(3) BNS in FIR No.294 of 2024 (P.S. Behta Mujawar, District Unnao) for allegedly causing the death of the informant's husband by a brick blow, is entitled to be enlarged on bail. +1 more

Court's answer

An applicant who has no criminal antecedents and has been in custody since 29.10.2024 is entitled to be enlarged on bail.

Ratio / Principle

Even taking the FIR version, the offence was committed in the course of an ongoing dispute without any premeditated intent; the gravity-based objection founded on the applicant having himself struck the deceased with the brick did not prevail.

Key takeaways

The bail application was allowed and applicant Pappu directed to be released on bail in FIR No.294 of 2024 on furnishing a personal bond with two sureties of Rs.20,000/- each, subject to conditions: (a) executing a bond undertaking to attend hearings; (b) committing no similar offence; and (c) making no direct or indirect inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts so as to dissuade disclosure or tamper with evidence.ratio¶20

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), Pankaj Bhatia, J. — Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 2037 of 2025, decided 19.11.2025: bail ALLOWED to applicant Pappu, charged under Sections 3(5), 103(1), 352, 351(3) BNS in FIR No.294 of 2024, P.S. Behta Mujawar, District Unnao, for allegedly causing the death of the informant's husband by a brick blow amid an ongoing quarrel on 27.10.2024 (postmortem: three contused swellings — upper eyelid, occipital region, right side of face — stated to be the cause of death; brick recovered at his instance and pointing out). Holding that even per the FIR the offence arose without premeditated intent, and noting the applicant's absence of criminal antecedents and custody since 29.10.2024, the Court granted bail despite the informant's counsel opposing on grounds of gravity; three co-accused had earlier been bailed by the trial Court. Release ordered on a personal bond with two sureties of Rs.20,000/- each, with conditions barring similar offences and any inducement, threat or promise to witnesses or tampering with evidence.