Ravindra Kumar and Another Vs State of U.P. — Allahabad HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Ravindra Kumar and Another Vs State of U.P. — Allahabad HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Bail allowed to both applicants: release on furnishing personal bond and two sureties of the like amount to the satisfaction of the court below, subject to payment/return of approximately Rs. 50,00,000 to the complainant within one week pursuant to the recorded settlement, together with the enumerated conduct conditions; order dated 26.6.2025, matter listed for 17.07.2025 at 10:00 a.m.

Issue for consideration

Whether the applicants (Ravindra Kumar and another), arrested under Case Crime No. 14/2025 and in custody since 01.03.2025, are entitled to be released on bail. +1 more

Court's answer

After hearing the arguments of learned counsel for both sides and considering the material on record, the court finds sufficient ground to release the applicants on bail.

Ratio / Principle

The applicants are to be released on bail on furnishing a personal bond together with two sureties of the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned (trial court).

Key takeaways

As a condition of bail, the applicants shall ensure payment/return of the complainant's money of Rs. 50,000,00/- (described in the parenthetical as fifty lakh rupees) within 01 week.ratio¶¶13
Release is subject to conduct conditions: the applicants shall not breach the peace and shall not intimidate, threaten or influence the complainant (condition also directed against tampering with the case).ratio¶¶14
The applicants shall comply with the directions/orders of the court, appear before the court as and when required, and cooperate in the proceedings/investigation.ratio

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Judicature at Allahabad (Dr. Gautam Chowdhary, J.; order dated 26.6.2025) — Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 19758 of 2025 (Neutral Citation 2025:AHC:100122): bail ALLOWED to applicants Ravindra Kumar and another, arrested under Case Crime No. 14/2025 registered under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 506 and 120-B (designation partly illegible; the name of the enabling statute is illegible in the corrupted Devanagari source and has not been assumed); in custody since 01.03.2025. Counsel on both sides placed on record a mutual settlement under which the applicants are to return approximately Rs. 50,00,000/- (fifty lakh rupees) to the complainant within one week, no other payment remaining. Applicants directed to be released on furnishing personal bond and two sureties of the like amount to the satisfaction of the trial court, conditioned on payment of that amount within one week and on conduct conditions (no breach of peace; no intimidation, threat or influence of the complainant; compliance with the court's directions; appearance and cooperation). Matter to be listed on 17.07.2025 at 10:00 a.m.; copy of the order to be furnished to the applicants' counsel for compliance before the trial court. No precedent is cited in the order.