CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. 25970 of 2024 at Allahabad

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:44891 Court No. - 47 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 25970 of 2024 Applicant :- Rajkumar Prajapati Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Akhilesh Kumar Pandey,Ishwar Kumar Upadhyay,Nikhil 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 and perused the material on record. The instant bail application has been filed on behalf of the applicant, Rajkumar Prajapati, with a prayer to release him on bail in Case Crime No. 338 of 2023, under Section 8/20 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Police Station Maniar, District Ballia during pendency of trial. Learned counsel for the applicant has contended that the co-accused, Neeraj Rai, has been granted bail by this Court on 7.1.2025 in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No.37518 of 2024. The case of the applicant stands on identical footing, hence the applicant is also entitled for bail on the ground of parity for the reasons given in bail application of co- accused. The applicant is languishing in jail since 23.11.2023. Learned AGA has opposed the prayer for bail, but does