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Anil Rathaur v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko.

Allahabad HC2 Dec 2025/5021/2024

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Anil Rathaur bail application rejected; High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench; Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 5021 of 2024; FIR No. 258 of 2023, P.S. Safipur, District Unnao; sections 302, 452, 323, 324 IPC; kulhadi attack on informant's wife; six lacerated wounds; eyewitness son not examined; custody since 11.9.2023 plea rejected; revival open after eyewitness testimony; Judge: Pankaj Bhatia; decided 02-12-2025.

What did the court decide?

The bail application is rejected: the plea that the applicant has been in custody since 11.9.2023 cannot be accepted, considering that severe injuries were inflicted by the applicant and the eyewitness fact witness has not been examined. ¶4

Anil Rathaur Vs State of U.P. Thru. Prin… — Murder and Culpable Homicide | Allahabad HC (2025)

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW

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CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 5021 of 2024

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Anil Rathaur

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.....Applicant(s)

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	Versus
State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy.	Home Lko.	.....Opposite Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s)	: Afaq Zaki Kha Fatma, Moham Mohd. Salman, Rajeev Kumar, Kumar	n, Alimulla Khan, Ana mad Asad Mahmood, Parashu Ram Kanaujia, Sanat Singh, Shravan
Counsel for Opposite Party(s)	: G.A.

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Court No. - 12

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HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J.

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1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA and perused the record.

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2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No. 258 of 2023, under sections 302, 452, 323, 324 IPC, P.S. Safipur, District Unnao.

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3. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that in terms of FIR it was alleged that informant had gone out of home at about 5:35 AM when the applicant came inside home and attacked wife of informant with kulhadi. It was stated that son of informant was also present there and as the informant came the applicant was trapped in home and the door was locked by the informant from outside, subsequently wife of the informant died. Cause of death as per post mortem report is as many as six lacerated wounds in the mouth, neck, joint and forearms. The statement of son of the informant is also on record wherein he stated he had seen the applicant causing injuries his mother.

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4. Considering the fact that severe injuries have been inflicted by the applicant and the fact witness has not been examined, the submission of learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant is in custody since 11.9.2023, cannot be accepted. As such, the bail application is rejected.

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BAIL No. 5021 of 2024

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5. It would be open for the applicant to revive the bail application after testimony of son who is eye witness of the incident.

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(Pankaj Bhatia,J.)

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December 2, 2025

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J. K. Dinkar

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