Rahul Mishra v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko
Bail – Second bail application – Section 306 IPC
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 12177 of 2025, decided December 5, 2025 by Subhash Vidyarthi, J. Bail granted under Section 306 IPC in Case Crime No. 517 of 2023, P.S. Krishna Nagar, District Lucknow, in a second bail application after the first (No. 8082 of 2024) was rejected on 21.04.2025; decisive factors were that the only two prosecution witnesses of fact (informant PW-1 and deceased's uncle PW-2) turned hostile, the applicant had no criminal history, and had been in custody since 25.12.2023; release ordered on personal bond with two sureties, with conditions against tampering with evidence, pressurizing witnesses, and requiring trial-court attendance.
What did the court decide?
Release of the applicant-Rahul Mishra on bail on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the magistrate/court concerned, subject to conditions that (i) he shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence, (ii) he shall not pressurize the prosecution witnesses, and (iii) he shall appear on each and every date fixed by the trial court unless his appearance is exempted by the learned trial court.