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first information report was lodged against unknown persons. It is further submitted that applicant was connected with the commission of instant crime on the confessional statement of co- accused Ankit Paswan @ Mantu who was arrested by the police on the information received by the informer on 05.02.2025. It is also submitted that co-accused Ankit Paswan @ Mantu during his confessional statement has not assigned any role of firing on the car to the applicant and only stated that applicant was one of the conspirators in the said commission of crime. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of applicant submitted that applicant has one case criminal history which has been explained in para-2 of the second supplementary affidavit filed in support of the bail application and the said case has been roped against him after the present incident. Learned counsel further submitted that in the footage of C.C.T.V. Camera, no picture of the applicant was shown. In support of his contention, he has referred the page no. 32 of the bail application which is part of the case diary. Learned counsel also undertaken that applicant shall abide by all terms and conditions as imposed by this Court while granting the bail. Applicant is the permanent resident of the address mentioned in the application.

4. Per contra, learned counsel appearing on behalf of State based on the instructions received by the Investigating Officer submitted that applicant name was came in light on the confessional statement of co-accused Ankit Paswan @ Mantu. He has also not denied that after the incident applicant has been implicated in one case which has already been explained in second supplementary affidavit filed on behalf of applicant. It is further submitted that investigation is still going on and therefore, he is opposing the bail at this stage and prayed that bail application may be rejected at this stage till the completion investigation. He further submitted that applicant is the conspirator as stated by the co-accused in his confessional statement but he has not denied the facts that no role has been assigned to the applicant by the co-accused Ankit Paswan. He also admitted that no picture of the applicant has come in the C.C.T.V. footage.

5. Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material on record.

6. I have perused the confessional statement of co-accused Ankit Paswan @ Mantu which has been relied on by counsel for the applicant. The said confessional statement of co-accused Ankit is quoted as under:- “XXXX तभभ समय करभब 22.45 बजज एक वयकक ममटरससइककल सज आतस कदखसई कदयस जजसकम दजखकर ममखबभर नज बतसयस कक यहभ वह वयकक हह तथस ममकज सज हट बढ गयस जजस पर पभसरभ कनरभकक महमदय मय हमरसह पमजलस बल कज आनज वसलज वयकक कम ससकज त दजकर रकनज कस इशसरस ककयस कक अचसनक सज हम पमजलस वसलम कज दजखकर ममटरससइककल सवसर वयकक घबडस गयस और ममटरससइककल ममडनज कस पयसस करनज लगस जजसज ममकज पर हभ शहभद ममकतर कज पसस पकड जलयस गयस पकडज गयज वयकक सज नसम पतस व भसगनज कस कसरण पपछस गयस तम अपनस नसम असककत पससवसन उरर मणटप पमत जयरसम पससवसन कनवससभ चरगसवस थसनस शसहपमर गमरखपमर बतसयस तथस भसगनज कस कसरण पपछनज पर बतसयस कक ससहब मह तथस गमरव पसणडजय पमत कनकतन कमशस पमत सव० समनभल कम मसर कमशस, कक षण ममरसरभ पसणडजय, ससकहल अलभ पमत खमशरद अलभ, रमसकसनत पससवसन, शमभम शभवससतव पमत गमरव शभवससतव अममबकस पससवसन पमत तथस कम छ अनय लमग अकसर जमलभ कह रज रजल कबहसर मम बहठतज थज तथस जमभन कसरमबसर कज कनकतन कमशस, समबनध मम आपस मम एक दपसरज सज सलसह मशवरस ककयस करतज थज एक कदन मह, अममबकस पससवसन, शमभम शभवससतव तथस गमरव पसणडजय बहठज हहए थज कक तभभ ससकहल अलभ, गमरव नज हम लमगम कम बतसयस कक पमरसनज गभन लहणड हसमसपटल कज पसस एक ककमतभ जमभन हह जजसकक जलए दभनसनसथ कतवसरभ और असकम शमकलस नज पहसस कदयस हहआ हह।XXXXX" "XXXXX कदनससक 18.02.2025 कम गमरव, असककत पससवसन उरर मणटप व ससकहल अलभ कज ससथ कमलकर सपमटसर कसलजज कज पसस सज एक आदमभ कस ममबसइल कछन कर भसग गयज थज उसभ रमन सज असककत पससवसन उरर मणटप नज असकम शमकलस कम अपनज कज ससजय उपसधयसय बतसतज हहए एक करमड कक रसगदसरभ मससगस अथवस उक जमभन कम छमडनज कक धमकक दभ लजककन असकम शमकलस कमई पकतककयस नहह ककयस जजस पर हम लमगग नज उसज और डरसनज कक कनयत सज कदनससक

23.02.2025 कम गमरव पसणडजय तथस अममबकस पससवसन, गमरव कक कडलकस ममटरससइकल ससकहल और शमभम शभवससतव मजरभ बलजनम जजसस नस० UP 53 असककत पससवसन, पर तथस मम, ER 5002 मम असकम शमकलस कज घर पर रसयररसग करनज गयज रसयररसग कज जलए कपसटल शमभम शभवससतव नज कदयस थस गमरव ममटरससइककल चलस रहस थस अममबकस पससवसन ममटरससइककल पर कपसटल लजकर पभछज बहठस हहआ थस हम लमग कम छ दपरभ पर पभछज रक गयज गमरव और अममबकस उसकज घर तक गयज और अममबकस नज उसकज घर पर रसयर करनज कस पयसस ककयस लजककन कपसटल रस स जसनज कज कसरण रसयर नहह हहआ तम उस कदन हम लमग लमटकर वसपस आ गयज अगलज कदन रसत मम शमभम शभवससतव नज दपसरभ कपसटल दभ जजसज अममबकस पससवसन, गमरव कज ससथ उसकक ममटरससइककल पर बहठकर गयस तथस पभछज- पभछज असककत पससवसन कक पलसर पर असककत और शमभम गयज थज उस कदन अममबकस नज असकम शमकलस कज घर कज बसहर खडभ उसकक गसडभ पर रसयर कर कदयस उसकज बसद उसभ रससतज आगज कनकल कर भसग गयज थज। XXXXX"

7. In the aforesaid statement no role of firing has been assigned to the present applicant. Learned A.G.A. has also not pointed out or shown any apprehension that applicant is not co-operating with the investigation or there is any previous criminal history against the applicant to establish that he is a habitual offender. Applicant is a 26 years old young person. Learned counsel also undertaken that applicant shall abide by all terms and conditions as imposed by this Court while granting the bail. Investigation is still going on and the Investigating Agency is expected to complete the investigation and file the charge sheet expeditiously.

8. Taking into consideration all entirety of the matter as discussed above, I am inclined to grant bail to the applicant. The bail application is allowed.

9. Let the applicant- Nitin Kumar Mishra, who is involved in aforementioned case crime be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond of Rs.50,000/-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. (i) The applicant shall not tamper with evidence. (ii) The applicant shall remain present, in person, before the Trial Court on dates fixed for (1) opening of the case, (2) framing of charge and (3) recording of statement under Section 313 Cr.P.C./351 B.N.S.S. If in the opinion of the Trial Court absence of the applicant is deliberate or without sufficient cause, then it shall be open for the Trial Court to treat such default as abuse of liberty of bail and proceed against him in accordance with law, (4) He will co-operate with the investigating Agency and not changed his address. If he changed his address, he will inform the same to the Investigating Officer, (5) As and when applicant is called by the Investigating Officer, he will appear before him. He has also directed to report the police station concerned on every Wednesday.

10. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail. Order Date :- 18.4.2025/AKT (Chandra Dhari Singh, J.) ASHOK KUMAR TRIPATHI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

first information report was lodged against unknown persons. It is further submitted that applicant was connected with the commission of instant crime on the confessional statement of co- accused Ankit Paswan @ Mantu who was arrested by the police on the information received by the informer on 05.02.2025. It is also submitted that co-accused Ankit Paswan @ Mantu during his confessional statement has not assigned any role of firing on the car to the applicant and only stated that applicant was one of the conspirators in the said commission of crime. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of applicant submitted that applicant has one case criminal history which has been explained in para-2 of the second supplementary affidavit filed in support of the bail application and the said case has been roped against him after the present incident. Learned counsel further submitted that in the footage of C.C.T.V. Camera, no picture of the applicant was shown. In support of his contention, he has referred the page no. 32 of the bail application which is part of the case diary. Learned counsel also undertaken that applicant shall abide by all terms and conditions as imposed by this Court while granting the bail. Applicant is the permanent resident of the address mentioned in the application.

4. Per contra, learned counsel appearing on behalf of State based on the instructions received by the Investigating Officer submitted that applicant name was came in light on the confessional statement of co-accused Ankit Paswan @ Mantu. He has also not denied that after the incident applicant has been implicated in one case which has already been explained in second supplementary affidavit filed on behalf of applicant. It is further submitted that investigation is still going on and therefore, he is opposing the bail at this stage and prayed that bail application may be rejected at this stage till the completion investigation. He further submitted that applicant is the conspirator as stated by the co-accused in his confessional statement but he has not denied the facts that no role has been assigned to the applicant by the co-accused Ankit Paswan. He also admitted that no picture of the applicant has come in the C.C.T.V. footage.

5. Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material on record.

6. I have perused the confessional statement of co-accused Ankit Paswan @ Mantu which has been relied on by counsel for the applicant. The said confessional statement of co-accused Ankit is quoted as under:- “XXXX तभभ समय करभब 22.45 बजज एक वयकक ममटरससइककल सज आतस कदखसई कदयस जजसकम दजखकर ममखबभर नज बतसयस कक यहभ वह वयकक हह तथस ममकज सज हट बढ गयस जजस पर पभसरभ कनरभकक महमदय मय हमरसह पमजलस बल कज आनज वसलज वयकक कम ससकज त दजकर रकनज कस इशसरस ककयस कक अचसनक सज हम पमजलस वसलम कज दजखकर ममटरससइककल सवसर वयकक घबडस गयस और ममटरससइककल ममडनज कस पयसस करनज लगस जजसज ममकज पर हभ शहभद ममकतर कज पसस पकड जलयस गयस पकडज गयज वयकक सज नसम पतस व भसगनज कस कसरण पपछस गयस तम अपनस नसम असककत पससवसन उरर मणटप पमत जयरसम पससवसन कनवससभ चरगसवस थसनस शसहपमर गमरखपमर बतसयस तथस भसगनज कस कसरण पपछनज पर बतसयस कक ससहब मह तथस गमरव पसणडजय पमत कनकतन कमशस पमत सव० समनभल कम मसर कमशस, कक षण ममरसरभ पसणडजय, ससकहल अलभ पमत खमशरद अलभ, रमसकसनत पससवसन, शमभम शभवससतव पमत गमरव शभवससतव अममबकस पससवसन पमत तथस कम छ अनय लमग अकसर जमलभ कह रज रजल कबहसर मम बहठतज थज तथस जमभन कसरमबसर कज कनकतन कमशस, समबनध मम आपस मम एक दपसरज सज सलसह मशवरस ककयस करतज थज एक कदन मह, अममबकस पससवसन, शमभम शभवससतव तथस गमरव पसणडजय बहठज हहए थज कक तभभ ससकहल अलभ, गमरव नज हम लमगम कम बतसयस कक पमरसनज गभन लहणड हसमसपटल कज पसस एक ककमतभ जमभन हह जजसकक जलए दभनसनसथ कतवसरभ और असकम शमकलस नज पहसस कदयस हहआ हह।XXXXX" "XXXXX कदनससक 18.02.2025 कम गमरव, असककत पससवसन उरर मणटप व ससकहल अलभ कज ससथ कमलकर सपमटसर कसलजज कज पसस सज एक आदमभ कस ममबसइल कछन कर भसग गयज थज उसभ रमन सज असककत पससवसन उरर मणटप नज असकम शमकलस कम अपनज कज ससजय उपसधयसय बतसतज हहए एक करमड कक रसगदसरभ मससगस अथवस उक जमभन कम छमडनज कक धमकक दभ लजककन असकम शमकलस कमई पकतककयस नहह ककयस जजस पर हम लमगग नज उसज और डरसनज कक कनयत सज कदनससक

23.02.2025 कम गमरव पसणडजय तथस अममबकस पससवसन, गमरव कक कडलकस ममटरससइकल ससकहल और शमभम शभवससतव मजरभ बलजनम जजसस नस० UP 53 असककत पससवसन, पर तथस मम, ER 5002 मम असकम शमकलस कज घर पर रसयररसग करनज गयज रसयररसग कज जलए कपसटल शमभम शभवससतव नज कदयस थस गमरव ममटरससइककल चलस रहस थस अममबकस पससवसन ममटरससइककल पर कपसटल लजकर पभछज बहठस हहआ थस हम लमग कम छ दपरभ पर पभछज रक गयज गमरव और अममबकस उसकज घर तक गयज और अममबकस नज उसकज घर पर रसयर करनज कस पयसस ककयस लजककन कपसटल रस स जसनज कज कसरण रसयर नहह हहआ तम उस कदन हम लमग लमटकर वसपस आ गयज अगलज कदन रसत मम शमभम शभवससतव नज दपसरभ कपसटल दभ जजसज अममबकस पससवसन, गमरव कज ससथ उसकक ममटरससइककल पर बहठकर गयस तथस पभछज- पभछज असककत पससवसन कक पलसर पर असककत और शमभम गयज थज उस कदन अममबकस नज असकम शमकलस कज घर कज बसहर खडभ उसकक गसडभ पर रसयर कर कदयस उसकज बसद उसभ रससतज आगज कनकल कर भसग गयज थज। XXXXX"

7. In the aforesaid statement no role of firing has been assigned to the present applicant. Learned A.G.A. has also not pointed out or shown any apprehension that applicant is not co-operating with the investigation or there is any previous criminal history against the applicant to establish that he is a habitual offender. Applicant is a 26 years old young person. Learned counsel also undertaken that applicant shall abide by all terms and conditions as imposed by this Court while granting the bail. Investigation is still going on and the Investigating Agency is expected to complete the investigation and file the charge sheet expeditiously.

8. Taking into consideration all entirety of the matter as discussed above, I am inclined to grant bail to the applicant. The bail application is allowed.

9. Let the applicant- Nitin Kumar Mishra, who is involved in aforementioned case crime be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond of Rs.50,000/-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. (i) The applicant shall not tamper with evidence. (ii) The applicant shall remain present, in person, before the Trial Court on dates fixed for (1) opening of the case, (2) framing of charge and (3) recording of statement under Section 313 Cr.P.C./351 B.N.S.S. If in the opinion of the Trial Court absence of the applicant is deliberate or without sufficient cause, then it shall be open for the Trial Court to treat such default as abuse of liberty of bail and proceed against him in accordance with law, (4) He will co-operate with the investigating Agency and not changed his address. If he changed his address, he will inform the same to the Investigating Officer, (5) As and when applicant is called by the Investigating Officer, he will appear before him. He has also directed to report the police station concerned on every Wednesday.

10. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail. Order Date :- 18.4.2025/AKT (Chandra Dhari Singh, J.) ASHOK KUMAR TRIPATHI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad