JUDGMENT : (Sameer Jain, J.) 1. Heard Shri Rajesh Singh Baish, learned counsel for the applicant and Shri Rajendra Singh, learned A.G.A. for the State-respondent. 2. The instant application has been filed seeking release of the applicant on bail in Case Crime No.342 of 2023, under Sections 3/5A/5B/8 Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, 1955, Section 11 of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 and Section 429 I.P.C., Police Station Chakiya, District Chandauli, during pendency of the trial in the court below. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that FIR of the present case was lodged against applicant and three others including co-accused Dilshad Ali @ Bablu and after considering the entire facts of the case, co-accused Dilshad Ali @ Bablu has been released on bail by this Court vide order dated 27.05.2024 and his bail order has been annexed as Annexure No.R.A.-1 to the rejoinder affidavit dated 09.08.2024 and on merit, case of applicant is at par with him. 4. He further submits however, apart from the present case, applicant is having criminal history of seven other cases but his criminal history has been explained in the instant bail application. 5. He further submits that all the alleged offences are triable by Magistrate Ist Class and applicant is in jail in the present matter since 25.12.2023 i.e. for last more than nine months. 6. Per contra, learned AGA however opposed the prayer for bail but could not dispute the arguments on facts advanced by learned counsel for the applicant. 7. I have heard learned counsel for both the parties and perused the record of the case. 8. Considering the fact that co-accused Dilshad Ali @ Bablu has been released on bail by this Court and on merit, case of applicant is at par with him and criminal history of the applicant has been explained in the instant bail application and all the alleged offences are triable by Magistrate Ist Class and applicant is in jail in the present matter since 25.12.2023 i.e. for last more than nine months, in my view, applicant is entitled to be released on bail. 9. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the instant bail application is allowed. 10. 9. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the instant bail application is allowed. 10. Let the applicant-Imtiyaz Ali, 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. 11. 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. 12. 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.