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2025 DAILYLAW 150799 (ALL)

LOKESH BHUSHAN SINGH v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME LKO. AND ANOTHER

NABAIL/846/2025 · 2025-07-11

Karunesh Singh Pawar

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:39666 Court No. - 14 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 846 of 2025 Applicant :- Lokesh Bhushan Singh Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Anurag Vikram,Deepali Yadav Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Amar Singh Hon'ble Karunesh Singh Pawar,J. 1.The present anticipatory bail application has been filed seeking anticipatory bail in case crime No.129 of 2025, under 319 (2), 318 (4), 338, 336(4), 340 (2), 352, 351(2) BNS, Police Station Jaisinghpur, District Sultanpur. 2.Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned Additional Government Advocate for the State and Shri Amar Singh, who has filed Vakalatnama on behalf of the complainant, which is taken on record. 3.According to the prosecution case, a dispute between the applicant and one Manoj Kumar Singh was pending before the Deputy Director of Consolidation, which was decreed in favour of Manoj Kumar Singh. Despite having knowledge of the decree and the fact that the title belonged to Manoj Kumar Singh, the applicant allegedly sold the land, knowing fully well that he was not the rightful owner. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has entered into a settlement with the complainant. The offence is triable by the Magistrate. The applicant has no criminal antecedents. Learned counsel further submits that the applicant undertakes to cooperate in the investigation. 5. Learned A.G.A. submits that the investigation is still pending in the present case. Learned counsel for the complainant does not dispute the fact that he has received the entire settlement amount of 10,00,000/-. ₹ 6. On due consideration of the facts that the offence is triable by the Magistrate, the applicant has no criminal history, a settlement has been arrived at between the parties, and the applicant has undertaken to cooperate in the investigation, and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this Court finds it appropriate to grant protection to the applicant. 7.In view of the above, the anticipatory bail application is allowed. It is provided that in the event of arrest, the applicant-Lokesh Bhushan Singh shall be released on anticipatory bail in the aforesaid Case Crime number on his furnishing a personal bond with two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the arresting officer/investigating officer/S.H.O. concerned with the following conditions:- (1) The applicant shall cooperate in the investigation and he will not influence the witnesses. (2) The accused-applicant will remain present as and when the arresting officer/1.O./S.H.O. concerned call (s) for investigation/interrogation. (3) The applicant shall not leave India without previous permission of the Court. (4) In case of default, it would be open for the investigating agency to move application for vacation of this protection. Order Date :- 11.7.2025 Madhu D.R/P.S Digitally signed by :- MADHU KUMARI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench