Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:11395 Court No. - 29 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 1244 of 2025 Applicant :- Ajeet Kumar Gupta Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Deptt. Home Lko Counsel for Applicant :- Chandra Shekhar Sinha,Akshat Sinha,Gaurav Verma Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Subhash Vidyarthi,J. 1. Heard Shri Chandra Shekhar Sinha, learned counsel for the applicant and Shri Virendra Kumar, learned AGA-I for the State. 2. The instant application has been filed seeking release of the applicant on bail in Case Crime No.679 of 2020, under Section 409, 419, 420, 120-B IPC registered at Police Station- P.G.I., District- Lucknow. 3. The aforesaid case has been registered on the basis of F.I.R. lodged on 20.9.2020 against five persons including the applicant, alleging that the informant had made some investments in Ani Bulleon Traders and Eye Vision Credit Co- operative Society Ltd. under allurement of lucrative returns but upon maturity of returns, the informant was not paid any amount. 4. In the affidavit filed in support of the application it has been stated that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. 5. The applicant's involvement in 152 criminal cases has been mentioned in para 14 of the affidavit filed in support of the application and he has been granted bail in 90 cases. 5. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that the applicant is languishing in jail since 16.11.2020 and the trial has not even commenced till date. 7. The learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer of the bail, but he could not dispute the aforesaid aspects of the matter. 8. Having considered the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and that applicant is languishing in jail since 16.07.2020, I am of the view that the applicant is entitled to be released on bail. 9. Accordingly, this bail application stands allowed. 10. Let the applicant- Ajeet Kumar Gupta 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 Magistrate/Court concerned, subject to the following conditions: - (i) the applicant shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence; (ii) the applicant shall not pressurize the prosecution witnesses; (iii) the applicant shall appear on each and every date fixed by the trial court. . (Subhash Vidyarthi,J.) Order Date :- 21.2.2025 -Amit K- Digitally signed by :- AMIT KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench