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Ankit Pradhan Alias Ashutosh v. State of Uttar Pradesh through Principal Secretary Home, Lucknow

Allahabad HC21 Nov 2025BAIL/41048/2025

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What is this about?

The court allowed the bail application of the applicant in a criminal case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, granting release on grounds of parity with a co-accused who had been previously enlarged on bail. The court imposed standard conditions to ensure trial participation and witness non-interference.

What did the court decide?

Bail granted subject to personal bond and two sureties, with conditions not to tamper with evidence, intimidate witnesses, and appear before the trial court.

Ankit Pradhan Alias Ashutosh vs State of Uttar Pradesh… — Bail and Remand | Allahabad HC (2025)

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

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CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 41048 of 2025

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Ankit Pradhan Alias Ashutosh

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.....Applicant(s) Versus State Of Uttar Pradesh Through Principal Secretary Home, Lucknow .....Opposite Party(s) Counsel for Applicant(s) : Adarsh Srivastava, Reena Pal Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A.

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Court No. - 67

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HON'BLE KRISHAN PAHAL, J.

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List has been revised.

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Heard Ms. Reena Pal, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Sunil Kumar, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material placed on record.

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Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No.141 of 2025, under Sections 140(1), 61(2), 103(1), 238, 3(5) B.N.S., Police Station Fariha, District Firozabad, during the pendency of trial.

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It is submitted by learned counsel for the applicant that similarly placed co-accused person Gaurav has already been enlarged on bail by this Court vide order dated 15.11.2025 passed in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No.39069 of 2025, as such, since the role of the applicant is identical to that of co-accused, who has already been enlarged on bail, he is also entitled to be enlarged on bail on the ground of parity. There is no criminal history of the applicant. He is languishing in jail since 24.08.2025. In case, the applicant is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail.

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The prayer for bail has been vehemently opposed by learned A.G.A. However, the aforesaid factual aspect of the parity to the co-accused has not been disputed by him.

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Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and in light of the judgement passed by this Court in Nanha S/o Nabhan Kha vs. State of U.P., 1993 Crl.L.J. 938 and the judgements passed by the Supreme Court in

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BAIL No. 41048 of 2025

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Paras Ram Vishnoi vs. The Director, Central Bureau of Investigation, MANU/SCOR/22410/2021 and in Satender Kumar Antil vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and Another , (2022) 10 SCC 51 , the Court is of the view that the applicant has made out a case for bail. The bail application is allowed on the ground of parity.

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Let the applicant- Ankit Pradhan Alias Ashutosh , who is involved in aforementioned case crime be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned subject to following conditions. Further, before issuing the release order, the sureties be verified.

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(i) The applicant shall not tamper with evidence during trial.

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(ii) The applicant shall not pressurise/intimidate with the prosecution witnesses.

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(iii) The applicant shall appear before the trial court on the date fixed.

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In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail.

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It is made clear that observations made in granting bail to the applicant shall not in any way affect the learned trial Judge in forming his independent opinion based on the testimony of the witnesses.

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(Krishan Pahal,J.)

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November 21, 2025

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(Ravi Kant)

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Digitally signed by :- RAVI KANT High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

Ankit Pradhan Alias Ashutosh v. State of Uttar Pradesh through Principal Secretary Home, Lucknow

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