Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:23116 Court No. - 15 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 3024 of 2025 Applicant :- Asif Naseem Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko Counsel for Applicant :- Surekha Patel Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Brijesh Singh Vishen,Kuldeep Srivastava Hon'ble Subhash Vidyarthi,J. 1. Initially, there was some confusion as to whether this bail application should be decided by this Bench or with some other Bench. A report was called for from the Registrar, Listing of this High Court and he has submitted a report dated 22.04.2024 that the bail application should be decided by this Bench. 2. Heard Ms. Surekha Patel, learned counsel for the applicant, Ms. Nikita Mishra, learned A.G.A. for the State, Shri Kuldeep Srivastava, learned counsel for the Enforcement Directorate and perused the records. 3. The instant application has been filed seeking release of the applicant on bail in Case Crime No.847 of 2020 under Sections 409, 420, 467, 468, 471, 120-B I.P.C. registered at Police Station- Gomti Nagar, District- Lucknow. 4. The aforesaid case has been registered on the basis of an F.I.R. lodged on 08.12.2019 against nine persons, including the applicant, stating that the informant had invested money in Shine City Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. Company, Lucknow for purchasing more than one plot of land. The Company had issued some cheques in the name of the informant but when the cheques were presented to the bank, the same were returned by the bank with a note "Fund Insufficient". The informant requested the Company for refund of the money through another mode but the Company avoided repayment of the money. 5. In the affidavit filed in support of the bail application, it has been stated that the applicant is a Managing Director of the Company. The Company had completed several projects but due to certain misdeeds committed by some agents and other persons related to the Company, the Company could not complete the project in question. The Company had filed Crl. Misc. Writ Petition No.2230 of 2022 before this Court sitting at Allahabad seeking permission to perform the routine works of the Company and the writ petition was disposed of by means of an order dated 01.07.2024 granting liberty to the applicant to file an application for his release on bail. 6. A supplementary affidavit has been filed on behalf of the applicant disclosing his involvement in as many as 538 cases of similar nature. 7. Learned counsel for the applicant states that the applicant is languishing in jail since 01.11.2021 and even charges have not been framed till date. 8. The purpose of keeping an under trial person in custody is to ensure his/her availability to face the trial. When the applicant is languishing in jail since 01.11.2021 and in spite of expiry of a period of more than four and a half years since the applicant is in custody, the trial is not even commenced till date, the purpose is not being achieved. Numerous other co-accused persons have already been granted bail in the similar cases related to Shine City Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. Company. 9. Keeping in view the aforesaid facts, I am of the view that the applicant is also entitled to be released on bail in the aforesaid crime. 10. Accordingly, this bail application stands allowed. 11. Let the applicant- Asif Naseem be released on bail in the aforementioned 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. . [Subhash Vidyarthi, J.] Order Date :- 23.4.2025 -Amit K- Digitally signed by :- AMIT KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench