Ravi Kumar v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home U.P. Lko.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bail application allowed; Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 40 of 2025; Neutral Citation 2025:AHC-LKO:820; High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench; Court No. 7; Judge: Pankaj Bhatia; decided 7.1.2025; applicant Ravi Kumar; opposite party State of U.P. thru Prin. Secy. Home; counsel for applicant: Smriti; counsel for opposite party: G.A.; FIR No. 483 of 2023; P.S. Kotwali, District Unnao; Sections 302, 394, 411 of IPC; implication based upon confessional statement; parity with co-accused enlarged on bail vide order dated 21.09.2024 (reasoning of para 5 of that order adopted); no criminal history; personal bond; two sureties of like amount each; conditions: attend hearings, no similar offences, no inducement/threat/promise or tampering with evidence; application allowed.
What did the court decide?
Release of the applicant, Ravi Kumar, on bail in FIR No. 483 of 2023 on his furnishing a personal bond with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the court concerned, subject to the following conditions: (a) execution of a bond undertaking to attend the hearings; (b) not to commit any offence similar to the offence of which he is accused or suspected of the commission; and (c) not to directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer, or tamper with the evidence.