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2025 DAILYLAW 158140 (ALL)

NEELAM VERMA v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME LKO.

BAIL/7627/2025 · 2025-08-20

Subhash Vidyarthi

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:48707 Court No. - 13 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 7627 of 2025 Applicant :- Neelam Verma Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. Counsel for Applicant :- Sushil Kumar Shukla,Prakhar Pratap Singh,Rohit Shukla,Satyam Ojha Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Shresth Agarwal Hon'ble Subhash Vidyarthi,J. 1. Heard Sri Rohit Shukla, the learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Rajesh Kumar Singh, the learned A.G.A.-I for the State and Sri Shresth Agarwal, learned counsel for the complainant. 2. The instant application has been filed seeking release of the applicant on bail in Case Crime No. 198 of 2022, under Sections 409, 420, 120-B, 506 I.P.C., registered at Police Station Vibhuti Khand (E.O.W.), District Lucknow. 3. The aforesaid case has been registered on the basis of F.I.R. lodged on 30.04.2022 against seven persons including the applicant, stating that the complainant had made investments in the Company- Enfinity World Hello Ride Ltd. The complainant was partially paid returns of the investments but the remaining amount was not paid to him. 4. In the affidavit filed in support of the bail application, it has been stated that the applicant is an innocent person and she has been falsely implicated in the present case. The applicant's involvement in 39 criminal cases has been disclosed in para 38 of the affidavit filed in support of the bail application and she has already been granted bail in 31 of those cases. 5. The learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that a co- accused Nikhil Kushwaha, who is also a Director in the Company, has been granted bail in the present case and another co-accused Rajesh Pandey was an employee in the Company, has also been granted bail, both the bail orders have been annexed with the affidavit filed in support of the bail application. He further submitted that the applicant was also a director of the Company. 6. The learned A.G.A.-I and the learned counsel for the complainant have opposed the bail application and they have submitted that the applicant has duped large number of persons and, therefore, she should not be enlarged on bail. 7. Having considered the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and keeping in view the fact that allegation in the F.I.R is regarding non payment of partial investment benefits against investments made in the company of which the applicant was a director; another director of the company has already been granted bail and the applicant has also been granted bail in 31 other cases of similar nature, I am of the view that the applicant is also entitled to be granted bail in the present case. 8. Accordingly, this bail application stands allowed. 9. Let the applicant- Neelam Verma be released on bail in aforementioned case on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of Magistrate/Court concerned, subject to the 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 :- 20.8.2025 Preeti. Digitally signed by :- PREETI GAUTAM High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench