Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:137298 Court No. - 82 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 438 CR.P.C. No. - 5738 of 2021 Applicant :- Lal Bahadur Singh Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Bhawesh Pratap Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Sameer Jain,J. 1. Sri Vijay Bahadur Maurya, learned AGA for the State apprised the Court that he has received the instructions, therefore, instant anticipatory bail application may be finally disposed off. 2. Heard Sri Bhawesh Pratap Singh, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Vijay Bahadur Maurya, learned AGA for the State. 3. The present anticipatory bail application has been filed on behalf of the applicant in F.I.R./Case Crime No. 18 of 2006, under Sections 409, 420, 467, 468, 471, 447-A, 120B IPC and Section 13(2) P.C. Act, Police Station Dokti, District Ballia with a prayer to enlarge him on anticipatory bail during trial. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant submits, on the basis of false allegation applicant, who was posed as Block Development Officer only for three months has been made accused in the present matter. 5. He further submits, FIR of the present case was lodged in the year 2006 on the basis of general and omnibus allegation against applicant and others and surprisingly till date investigation of the case could not be concluded. 6. He further submits, after considering the entire facts of the case in detail on 25.03.2021 applicant was enlarged on interim anticipatory bail by this Court and he did not misuse the liberty granted to him. 7. He further submits, applicant is not having any criminal history, therefore, interim anticipatory bail granted to him vide order dated 25.03.2021 may be confirmed. 8. Per contra, learned AGA opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail but could not dispute the argument on facts advanced by learned counsel for the applicant. 9. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record of the case. 10. Considering the argument advanced by learned counsel for applicant and the fact that vide order dated 25.03.2021 applicant has been released on interim anticipatory bail and there is no allegation that he misused the liberty of granted to him and FIR of the present case was lodged in the year 2006 on the basis of general and omnibus allegation, the interim anticipatory bail granted to the applicant vide order dated 25.03.2021 is hereby confirmed. Applicant shall remain on anticipatory bail till conclusion of trial on the same condition as imposed by this Court vide order dated 25.03.2021. 11. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the instant anticipatory bail application is allowed. 12. It is made clear that observations made in granting anticipatory bail to the applicant shall not in any way affect the learned trial Judge in forming his independent opinion based on the testimony of the witnesses. Order Date :- 12.8.2025 AK Pandey Digitally signed by :- ANUPAM KUMAR PANDEY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- ANUPAM KUMAR PANDEY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- ANUPAM KUMAR PANDEY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad