Pappu @ Pappu Shankar and Another v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko.
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench (Court No. 14), Karunesh Singh Pawar J. Criminal Misc Anticipatory Bail Application U/S 438 Cr.P.C. No. 731 of 2025; applicants Pappu @ Pappu Shankar and Mahadev @ Mahajan Singh v. State of U.P. Underlying case: Range Case 03/2020-21, Case No. 14179/2020, Sections 09/27/29/31/39/49B/51(1C)/52 Wild Life Protection Act, Range Sujauli, District Bahraich; alleged killing of female leopard, Schedule I, Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972; incident dated 23.04.2020; offence triable by Magistrate; no criminal antecedents; counsel Manoj Kumar Singh; Sushila Aggarwal (2020) 5 SCC 1 relied on; surrender within twenty days, interim anticipatory bail, personal bond and two sureties each; application allowed, order date 2.7.2025.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted: applicants to surrender within twenty days, following which the trial court shall release them on interim anticipatory bail on personal bonds and two sureties each, subject to the five enumerated conditions and any other reasonable restrictions deemed fit by the trial court.