Girija Shankar v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Girija Shankar bail ALLOWED (parity); Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 113 of 2025; Neut. Cit. 2025:AHC-LKO:26887; Court No. 15, Allahabad HC Lucknow Bench; Subhash Vidyarthi, J.; order dated 07.05.2025. Case Crime No. 0261 of 2024, PS Bilgram, Dist. Hardoi; FIR 14.05.2024 post-polling attack in 2024 parliamentary elections; polling agent husband died 14.05.2024; charges: S. 147, 148, 149, 302, 354, 323, 504, 506 IPC; SC/ST Act S. 3(2)v, 3(2)va, 3(1)dha; POCSO Act S. 7/8. Charge-sheet 06.08.2024. Parity with bailed co-accused Shravan Kumar @ Sarvan, Durgesh, Aldeep (orders 06.02.2025, 20.02.2025, 10.03.2025 in CB App Nos. 10464, 10718, 11505 of 2024). Personal bond + two sureties; standard anti-tampering/witness-pressure/appearance conditions.
What did the court decide?
Bail application allowed: applicant Girija Shankar to be released on bail in Case Crime No. 0261 of 2024 upon furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of magistrate/court concerned, subject to (i) not tampering with prosecution evidence, (ii) not pressurizing prosecution witnesses, and (iii) appearing on each and every date fixed by the trial court unless exempted.