Mohit Alias Kajara vs State of U.P. — Allahabad HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Mohit Alias Kajara vs State of U.P. — Allahabad HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Conditional release of the applicant on bail pending disposal of the case, subject to furnishing the prescribed bond/security and strict observance of the five stated conditions.

Issue for consideration

Whether the applicant (Mohit alias Kajara), booked under C.R. No. 960/2024 for offences under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 190, 109, 351(2) and 352 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, should be enlarged on bail pending disposal of the case.

Court's answer

Bail application decided in favour of the applicant: acting on the written request from the investigation side and after weighing the competing representations, the applicant is to be released on bail subject to the conditions set out hereinafter and to furnishing of the requisite bond/security.

Ratio / Principle

Condition of bail: the applicant and persons connected with him shall not tamper with or interfere in any manner with the witnesses or co-accused (condition expressed as abstention from any kind of interference/chhedchhad).

Key takeaways

Condition of bail (partly illegible): the applicant shall neither interfere with nor threaten anyone in respect of prosecution evidence, documents and evidentiary material.ratio¶12
Condition of bail: the applicant shall comply with the directives of the trial court and attend it mandatorily and regularly (particularly vis-à-vis the eyewitnesses), so as to cooperate with and assist the witnesses who come forward.ratio¶13
Witness-protection condition: the applicant shall not exert any direct or indirect pressure on witnesses/evidencers — no threat, inducement or promise of any kind — capable of deterring or dissuading them from furnishing evidence before the trial court.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bail application decided in favour of the applicant. Mohit alias Kajara, held under C.R. No. 960/2024 for offences under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 190, 109, 351(2) and 352 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (police-station and district portions of the record are illegibly reproduced), applied through counsel who asserted innocence, absence of any significant adverse antecedents, local domicile with family obligations, and an incident dated 10.01.2025; the State side opposed, submitting that the offences allegedly committed were cognizable and of a grave/serious character. After overall appraisal, and pursuant to the written request from the investigation side, the Court (Dr. Justice Gautam Chowdhary, Allahabad High Court, Court No. 86) directed release of the applicant on bail subject to furnishing the requisite bond/security and to observance of five conditions, including: no tampering/interference with witnesses or co-accused; no meddling with or threats over prosecution evidence and documents; compliance with the trial court's directives and mandatory, regular attendance to assist witnesses; and abstention from any direct or indirect threat, inducement or promise capable of deterring witness testimony (one conduct-related condition in ¶14 is partly illegible and is not separately summarised). Order dated 21.4.2025. Neutral Citation: 2025:AHC:58838.

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:58838

Court No. - 86

Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 7320 of 2025

Applicant :- Mohit Alias Kajara Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Deepak Kumar Yadav Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

Hon'ble Dr. Gautam Chowdhary,J.

वररममनदमणणणकपककररजममनरपमररनमपत, आववदकममहहरउररकजरम ककओरसवमम०अ०सस० 960/2024 अनरर धमरम 191(2), 191(3), 190, 109, 351(2), 352 भमररतयनयमयससहहरम, रमनमखमजमरनरर, जजलम बमलनदशहरममजममनरपरममककरनवहवरमपसरमरहकयमरयमहह। 2. आववदककवहवदमनअजधवकमएवसहवदमनअपरशमसककयअजधवकमकमसमनम ररमपतमवलतकमपररशतलनहकयम।

आववदककवहवदमनअजधवकमनवरकरपसरमरहकयमहकआववदककमइस पकररममरलरएवसरजरढसरसवझझठमरससमयमरयमहह।परमसझचनमररपमरर हवलसहबरहह, इसकमकमईसममहचरसपषतकररनहहहदयमरयमहह।कजररघरनम ममआववदककककमईहवहशषभझहमकमदहश नहहहह, अहपरमसमममनयभझहमकम उलवजखरककरयतहह।कजररघरनमममममखयवरमयरआमरककभझहमकम सहअहभयमकरमजमवरगरवककपररलहकरहह।पमननउनकमकरनहहहकआववदक ककओरसवयहआशवमसनहदयमरयमहहहकवहकमनझनककपहकयमममसहयमर करनवकवजलएरहयमरहहऔरजबभतआवशयकरमहमरतवहईममनदमरतसव हवचमररनयमयमलयकवसमकखमदकमउपलबधकरमएरमऔरउनसभतशररसकम सवतकमरकरनवकवजलएभतरहयमरहहजमनयमयमलयउसपरअजधरमहपरकरवरत। आववदकहनदरषहहररमवहइसपकररममहद० 10.01.2025 सवकमरमरमरमम हनरदहह, इसजलएआववदककमजममनरपरछमडहदयमजमय।

हवदमनअपरशमसककयअजधवकमनवअहभयमककवहवदमनअजधवकमकवरकरस कमपबलहवरमधकररवहहएरकरपसरमरहकयमहकअहभयमकदमरमकमरररअपरमध ससजवयएवसरसभतरपककहरकमहह, इसजलएअहभयमककमजममनरपरनछमडमजमय।

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Order Date :- 21.4.2025 CP.sahani

Digitally signed by :- CHANDRA PRAKASH SAHANI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad