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ABHISHEK KUMAR SINGH @ ABHISHEK THAKUR v. UNION OF INDIA THRU. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT LKO.

BAIL/3985/2024 · 2025-05-07

Subhash Vidyarthi

Criminal Appealbody2025

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:26862 Court No. - 15 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 3985 of 2024 Applicant :- Abhishek Kumar Singh @ Abhishek Thakur Opposite Party :- Union Of India Thru. Assistant Director Directorate Of Enforcement Lko. Counsel for Applicant :- Satendra Kumar (Singh),Abhishek Misra,Pranshu Agrawal Counsel for Opposite Party :- Kuldeep Srivastava Hon'ble Subhash Vidyarthi,J. 1. Heard Sri Pranshu Agrawal, learned counsel for the applicant, as well as Sri Kuldeep Srivastava, learned counsel for the respondent-E.D., and perused the records. 2. Supplementary affidavit filed on behalf of the applicant is taken on record. 3. The instant application has been filed seeking release of the applicant on bail in Complaint Case No.94 of 2024, ECIR No. ECIR/LKZO/05/2021,under Section 3/4 Prevention of Money Laundering Act, Police Station Directorate of Enforcement, District Lucknow. 4. The Enforcement Directorate had filed Complaint Case No. 94 of 2014 in the Court of Special Judge, Anti-Corruption, CBI, Lucknow against four persons, including the applicant. 5. Co-accused- Shashi Bala @ Shashi Bala Singh has been granted bail by means of an order dated 15.01.2025 passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Criminal Appeal No. 212 of 2025 and another co-accused- Udhaw Singh has been granted bail by means of an order dated 17.02.2025 passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Criminal Appeal No.799 of 2025. 6. Learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that the case set up against the applicant is similar to the case set up against co-accused/ Udhaw Singh, who has already been enlarged on bail. 7. The aforesaid submission advanced by the learned counsel for the applicant has not been disputed by Shri Kuldeep Srivastava, learned counsel for the respondent-E.D. 8. In view of the aforesaid circumstances, I am of the view that the applicant is also entitled to be released on bail on the ground of parity. 9. Accordingly, this bail application stands allowed. 10. Let the applicant- Abhishek Kumar Singh @ Abhishek Thakur 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 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, unless his appearance is exempted by the learned trial court. [Subhash Vidyarthi, J.] Order Date :- 7.5.2025 MVS/- Digitally signed by :- MANOJ VIKRAM SINGH CHAUHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench