Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:81738 Court No. - 86 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 43991 of 2024 Applicant :- Suneel Rajendra Khapre Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Prashant Singh Som Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Dr. Gautam Chowdhary,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material brought on record. 2. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that according to prosecution version the first informant lodged FIR against Rati Ram Verma, Jagpal Verma and one unknown alleging therein that on 21.04.2021, an advertisement was published on page no. 7 of daily newspaper Amar Ujala for the post of teacher and other posts. The informant's son applied for the post of Assistant Teacher. Thereafter, accused Rati Ram came at his house and demanded draft of Rs. 46,500/-. The applicant's son had also applied therein. The informant's son has received salary of two months Rs. 15,000/- respectively. Learned counsel further submits that applicant is not named in the F.I.R. and his name came into light during investigation. There is inordinate delay in lodging the FIR and independent witness Srikant Pandey is close friend of the informant and is highly interested witness. The co-accused Jag Pal Verma and Rati Ram have already been enlarged on bail. The applicant has criminal history of two cases in which he is on bail. Several other submissions in order to demonstrate the falsity of the allegations made against the applicant have also been placed before the Court. The circumstances which, according to the counsel, led to the false implication of the accused have also been mentioned. It has also been assured on behalf of the applicant that he is ready to cooperate with the process of law and shall faithfully make himself available before the court whenever required and is also ready to accept all the conditions which the Court may deem fit to impose upon him. He next submits that the applicant is in jail since 03.09.2024. 3. Per contra, learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for bail of the applicant by contending that the innocence of the applicant cannot be adjudged at pre trial stage, therefore, he does not deserve any indulgence. 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-Suneel Rajendra Khapre, be enlarged on bail in Case Crime No. 810 of 2023, under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 406 I.P.C., Police Station- Puvayan, District- Shahjahanpur, 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 any 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 court concerned shall be at liberty to cancel the bail of applicant in accordance with law. Order Date :- 16.5.2025 Mustaqeem. Digitally signed by :- MOHD MUSTAQEEM KHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad