JUDGMENT :

1. Present application under Section 439 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 has been filed by the accused-applicant seeking bail in FIR No.0309 of 2021 registered against the accused-applicant and another co-accused under Sections 120B, 167, 195A, 218, 306, 504 and 506 IPC, Police Station Hazratganj, District Lucknow.

2. The accused-applicant is a Member of Parliament, who got elected on symbol of Bahujan Samajwadi Party from Ghosi Lok Sabha Constituency of Uttar Pradesh in 2019 General Elections of Lok Sabha.

3. The accused-applicant to his credit so far has 23 criminal cases, which include cases of kidnapping, murder, rape and other heinous offences. List of those cases including the present one and their status has been given in para 38 of the affidavit filed in support of the present bail application. The cases to the credit of accused-applicant which are given in para 38 of the affidavit are reproduced hereunder:-

“(i) Case Crime No.Nil, under Sections U.P. Gangsters Act, P.S. Lanka, District Varanasi;

(ii) Case Crime No.Nil, under Sections 66E I.T. Act, 120B IPC,

(iii) Case Crime No.209 of 2011, under Sections 307, 333, 120 IPC, 7 C.L.A. Act, P.S. Cantt, Varanasi;

(iv) Case