Avanish Kumar v. State of U.P. Thru. Secy. Home Lko.
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench (Subhash Vidyarthi, J.) allowed the bail application of Avanish Kumar under Section 483 BNSS in Case Crime No. 352 of 2024 under Sections 103(2), 115(2), 190, 191(2), 191(3), 333, 352 BNS, P.S. Haidarabad, District Lakhimpur Kheri (murder of informant's husband; incident of 14.12.2024; assault with sticks and iron rod; death from ante-mortem blunt-weapon injuries and haemorrhage). Grounds: confession made in custody inadmissible against the accused at this stage; CCTV recording did not show the applicant's face; no hard-and-blunt-weapon injury attributed to the applicant. Bail on personal bond and two sureties of like amount, with conditions against tampering with evidence, pressurising witnesses, and requiring attendance on trial dates. Neutral citation 2025:AHC-LKO:16722; order dated 24.3.2025.
What did the court decide?
Bail granted to applicant Avanish Kumar in Case Crime No. 352 of 2024 on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the Magistrate/court concerned, subject to conditions: (i) not to tamper with evidence, (ii) not to pressurise witnesses, (iii) to appear on the dates fixed by the trial court.