Babu Lal Patharkatta v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Bail granted; rape/POCSO case (Sections 376-D, 342, 376 IPC & 5/6 POCSO Act, 2012); Case Crime No. 896 of 2023; P.S. Kotwali Nagar, District Barabanki; FIR by applicant's daughter dated 08.08.2023; informant/victim declared hostile at trial; parity with co-accused Mohd. Shakeel (bail in Criminal Appeal No. 3119 of 2023, order dated 31.07.2024); applicant aged 60, no criminal history; personal bond with two sureties; conditions against tampering and witness pressure; Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench; CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. 2441 of 2025; decided 24.3.2025 by Subhash Vidyarthi, J.; Neutral Citation 2025:AHC-LKO:16638.
What did the court decide?
Applicant Babu Lal Patharkatta to be released on bail in Case Crime No. 896 of 2023 on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount, subject to conditions: (i) not tampering with prosecution evidence; (ii) not pressurizing prosecution witnesses; (iii) appearance on each and every date fixed by the trial court.