HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 1076 of 2025 Court No. - 13 HON'BLE SUBHASH VIDYARTHI, J. 1. Heard Ms. Saumya Tiwari and Sri Amit Srivastava, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the applicant as well as Sri Ashok Kumar Srivastava, the learned A.G.A. appearing on behalf of the State. 2. The instant application has been filed by the applicant seeking extra- territorial anticipatory bail in F.I.R. bearing Case Crime No.0006 of 2025, under Sections 61, 318(4), 319(2), 336(2), 336(3), 338, 340(2) B.N.S. and Section 66D of Information Technology Act, registered at Police Station Jawahar, District Palghar, State Maharashtra. 3. The aforesaid F.I.R. bearing Case Crime No.6 of 2025 has been lodged at Police Station Jawahar, Palghar, Maharashtra for the offences under Sections 61, 318(4), 319(2), 336(2), 336(2), 336(3), 338, 340(2) B.N.S. and Section 66D of Information Technology Act against four persons, not including the applicant stating that the informant had applied for obtaining franchisee of Tata Zudio Company. A named accused Jay Dev contacted the informant and obtained the documents and thereafter asked him to transfer Rs.2,51,000/- to a bank account told by him. Thereafter, the informant received a franchisee letter and receipt for registration fee. Subsequently, another accused Suresh Tripathi asked the informant to pay Rs.10,00,000/- towards security deposit but later on it transpired that the amount was got transferred to the bank account belonging to some person other than Tata Zudio Company. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Km. Saumya Tiwari, Amit Srivastava Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Saket Pal .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. (Home) Lko. U.P. And 2 Others .....Opposite Party(s) 4. In the affidavit filed in support of the anticipatory bail application it has been stated that the applicant is innocent having no criminal history and he has been falsely been implicated in the present case. 5. The anticipatory bail application has been filed when Maharashtra Police approached the applicant in connection with the present case on 24.07.2025. 6. The learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that although the applicant is not named in the F.I.R. the applicant will cooperate with the investigation/trial of case, if any, however the applicant apprehends his arrest in case he approaches to cooperate with trial. The learned counsel for the applicant has further submitted that some money had been transferred to the bank account of one Saket Arvind Pal, whereas the applicant's name is Saket Pal and it appears that due to the aforesaid similarity in the name the police has approached the applicant in connection with the aforesaid case although the applicant is not concerned with the matter. 7. The learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for bail but he could not dispute the proposition of law laid down in the aforesaid cases. 8. Having considered the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and keeping in view of the fact that the applicant is a young man aged 21 years having no criminal history and is not named in the F.I.R. and he has expressed his willingness to participate in the proceedings of investigation, I am of the view that the applicant is entitled to be granted transit anticipatory bail to enable him to participate in the proceedings of trial. 9. In view of the above, the transit / anticipatory bail application of the applicant is allowed. In the event of arrest/ appearance of applicant in connection with the aforesaid case crime, he shall be released on transit bail on his furnishing personal bond of Rs.50,000/-. 10. The aforesaid protection is granted for a period of six weeks from the date of this order to enable the applicant to approach the competent Court for seeking appropriate relief. August 27, 2025 Ram. NABAIL No. 1076 of 2025 2 (Subhash Vidyarthi,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAM SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench