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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:71722 Court No. - 86 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 41098 of 2024 Applicant :- Puneet Nanda Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Inder Pal Singh Tomar,Mohd. Naushad,Noor Ahmed Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Gulab Chandra,Rupesh Kumar Singh Hon'ble Dr. Gautam Chowdhary,J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A. for the State, Sri Rupesh Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the informant as well as perused the material brought on record. 2. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that in the instant case eleven person are named in the first information report. During investigation, Investigating Officer recorded the statement of the first informant under section 161 Cr.P.C. in which informant narrated the same version of the first information report which was lodged on 23.03.2024. In the present case no revenue record was inquired and checked up by the Investigating and from perusal of all the statements and first information report, it is a matter of breach of contract, which can not settled by the civil litigation and no suit of specific performance has been filed. In the present case FIR has been lodged after the delay of five years without any plausible explanation. Lastly, it was submitted that the applicant is in judicial custody since 17.10.2023 and in case, applicant is enlarged on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail. 3. Learned A.G.A. as well as learned counsel for the informant have opposed the prayer for bail. 4. Considering the overall facts and circumstances, the nature of allegations, the gravity of offence and without expressing any opinion on merits, this Court finds it to be a fit case for bail. Accordingly, the bail application stands allowed. 5. Let the applicant- Puneet Nanda, be enlarged on bail in Case Crime No. 63 of 2024, under Sections 406, 420, 467, 468, 471, 504, 506, 120-B IPC, Police Station- Civil Line, District- Prayagraj on executing a personal bond and furnishing two local sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions: i) The applicant shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence. ii) The applicant shall not threaten or harass the prosecution witnesses. iii) The applicant shall appear on the date fixed by the trial court.
iv) The applicant shall not commit an offence similar to the offence of which the applicant is accused, or suspected of the commission. v) The applicant shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade such person from disclosing facts to the Court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence. 6. In case of default of any of the conditions enumerated above, the informant would be free to move an application for cancellation of bail before this Court. Order Date :- 5.5.2025 RPD Digitally signed by :- RATAN PRAKASH DWIVEDI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad