HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 823 of 2025 Court No. - 13 HON'BLE SUBHASH VIDYARTHI, J. 1. Heard Shri Pradeep Kumar Shukla, learned counsel for the applicant and Shri Avishesh Kumar Singh, learned A.G.A. for the State. 2. The applicant was granted interim anticipatory bail by means of the following order passed by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court on 16.07.2025: "Heard learned counsel the applicant and learned A.G.A. for the State. The present anticipatory bail application has been filed seeking anticipatory bail in case crime/F.I.R No.129/2025, under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471, 406, 504, 506 I.P.C., P.S. Colonelganj, District Gonda. The allegation in the prosecution case against the applicant is that applicant along with mediator Jitendra Singh has sold his agricultural land to the informant although the said part of land was already sold earlier. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that applicant is 70 years old, he lives in Mumbai and is a retired RPF personnel. He himself not aware about the real whereabouts of his land. He has not received any amount in his account, he has himself been cheated. The offences are triable by magistrate. Learned counsel for the applicant undertakes that the applicant will cooperate in the investigation. Issue notice to respondent No. 2. Learned Addl. Government Advocate prays for and is allowed 15 days' time to file counter affidavit. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Pradeep Kumar Shukla Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Rudra Pratap Singh .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) List on 21.08.2025. Considering the above aspect of the matter, perusal of the record as well as the old age of the applicant, fact that offences are triable by magistrate, investigation is going on, applicant has undertaken to cooperate in the investigation as also the judgment of Apex Court passed in Sushila Aggarwal and others versus State (NCT of Delhi) and another (2020)5 SCC 1, it would be appropriate to grant interim protection to the applicant. Till the next date of listing, it is provided that in the event of arrest, the applicant- Rudra Pratap Singh shall be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond and two sureties of the like amount to the satisfaction of the arresting officer/I.O./S.H.O. concerned. The applicant shall cooperate in the investigation and he will not influence the witness. The accused-applicant shall report to the Investigating Officer within ten days from today and will remain present as and when the arresting officer/I.O./S.H.O. concerned call(s) for investigation/interrogation. The applicant shall not leave India without previous permission of the Court. In case of default, it would be open for the investigating agency to move application for vacation of this interim protection." 3. The office has reported that the notice issued to the opposite party No.2 stands served on 31.07.2025, but the opposite party No.2 has not put in appearance to oppose the anticipatory bail application. 4. The State has not filed any counter affidavit. 5. The learned A.G.A. does not allege violation of any condition of interim anticipatory bail granted to the applicant. 6. Keeping in view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances, there is nothing which may persuade this Court from taking a different view than the one taken by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court while granting interim anticipatory bail to the applicant. 7. Accordingly, the anticipatory bail application is allowed. The interim order dated 16.07.2025 is made absolute in terms of the aforesaid order. September 16, 2025 S. Shivhare NABAIL No. 823 of 2025 2 (Subhash Vidyarthi,J.) Digitally signed by :- SHASHANK SHIVHARE High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench