# CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. 21820 of 2024 at Allahabad

Court: Allahabad High Court
Date: 2025-04-10
Citation: CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. 21820 of 2024 at Allahabad
Petitioner: CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. 21820 of 2024 at Allahabad
Respondent: Unknown

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## Judgment text (excerpt)

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:53051 Court No. - 47 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 21820 of 2024 Applicant :- Mukesh Kumar Kushwaha Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Bashisth Narain Pandey,Nilam Shukla,Shatrughn Pandey,Surnedra Prasad Shukla Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Siddharth,J. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.G.A for the State. The submission is that co-accused, Deependra Prasad, has already been enlarged on bail vide Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 17598 of 2024 on 2.4.2025 and the case of the applicant stands on identical footing, hence the applicant is also entitled for bail for the reasons given in bail application of co- accused on the ground of parity. The applicant is in jail since 18.3.2024. On the other hand learned A.G.A has opposed the prayer for bail. Keeping in view the nature of the offence, evidence, complicity of the accused, submissions of the learned counsel for the parties, larger mandate of the Article 21 of the Constitution of India, considering the recent judgment dated 11.07.2022 of the Apex Court in the case of Satendra Kumar Antil vs. C.B.I., passed in S.L.P (Crl.) No. 5191 

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