SHANKAR SINGH LODHI @ SHANKAR DADAversusSTATE OF U.P.

         HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
         CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 22808 of 2026

Shankar Singh Lodhi @ Shankar Dada
                                                             .....Applicant(s)
                                   Versus

State of U.P.
                                                                 .....Opposite
                                                                       Party(s)

Counsel for Applicant(s)      : Gaytri Rajput, Indra Pal Singh Rajpoot
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A.

Court No. - 70
                 HON'BLE JAI PRAKASH TIWARI, J.

Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA for the State and
perused the record.

The instant application has been filed seeking release of the applicant on
bail in Case Crime No. 224 of 2026, under Sections 308(5), 352, 351(2)
BNS, Police Station Kotwali Orai, District Jalaun, during the pendency of
trial.

It is argued by the learned counsel for the applicant that applicant is
innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case due to ulterior
motive. As per prosecution version, the informant lodged the subject FIR
against the applicant with the allegation that on the date of incident, when
informant was parking his vehicle out of house, the applicant came and
stopped to park vehicle and started abusing and snatched Rs. 10,000/-
from his pocket and also threatened and demanded to Rs. 10 Lacs and
also threatened that if informant does not pay Rs. 10 lacs, he will kill the
informant. Criminal history of the applicant has duly been explained in
para '14' of the bail application. It is submitted that applicant is innocent,
he has neither snatched Rs. 10,000/- from the informant. There is no any
eye witness or independent witness of the alleged incident. It is submitted
that whose cases have been shown against the applicant, in almost case,
the applicant has been acquitted or granted bail. The applicant is
languishing in jail since 24.4.2026 and in case he is released on bail, he
will not misuse the liberty of bail.
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                                    Per contra, learned AGA, however, opposed the prayer for bail.

                                    Keeping in view the nature of the offence, evidence, complicity of the
                                    accused, severity of the punishment, and submissions of learned counsel
                                    for the parties, this Court is of the view that the applicant is entitled to be
                                    enlarged on bail during the pendency of the trial. Accordingly, without
                                    expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the instant bail
                                    application is allowed.

                                    Let applicant-Shankar Singh Lodhi @ Shankar Dada be released on
                                    bail in the aforesaid case on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties
                                    each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the
                                    following conditions:-

                                    (i) The applicant shall appear before the trial court on the dates fixed,
                                    unless his personal presence is exempted.

                                    (ii) The applicant shall not directly or indirectly, make inducement, threat
                                    or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to
                                    dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or any police officer
                                    or tamper with the evidence.

                                    (iii) The applicant shall not indulge in any criminal and anti-social
                                    activity.

                                    In case of breach of any of the above condition, the prosecution will be at
                                    liberty to move an application before this Court for cancellation of the
                                    bail of the applicant.

                                     It is clarified that the observations made herein are limited to the facts
                                    brought in by the parties pertaining to the disposal of bail application and
                                    the said observations shall have no bearing on the merits of the case
                                    during trial.



                                                                                         (Jai Prakash Tiwari,J.)
                                    September 8, 2026
                                    Brijesh




Digitally signed by :-
BRIJESH KUMAR
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad