HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 438 CR.P.C. No. - 943 of 2025 Court No. - 13 HON'BLE SUBHASH VIDYARTHI, J. 1. Heard Sri Dhirendra Pratap Singh, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Virendra Kumar, learned AGA-I for the State and perused the records. 2. The instant application has been filed by the applicant seeking anticipatory bail in F.I.R./Case Crime No.116 of 2024, under Sections 120-B, 419, 420, 467, 468, 471 I.P.C., registered at Police Station Hazratganj, District Lucknow. 3. The aforesaid case has been registered on the basis of an F.I.R. lodged on 30.04.2024 against 7 named persons, including the applicant and some unknown persons stating that the U.P. Subordinate Service Selection Commission had conducted selection to 72 posts of Supervisor, Grade-III for which the eligibility condition was having passed intermediate with science or agriculture and possessing one year diploma in food processing. As against 72 posts only 8 candidates were selected in the selection process and one candidate was selected provisionally. Upon verification of the diploma certificates of the candidates issued by Sri Krishna Deo Arya University, Anantpuram, Andhra Pradesh the University communicated that it does not conduct any such diploma and therefore the diploma certificate produced by the candidates were forged. 4. In the affidavit filed in support of bail application it has been stated that the applicant is innocent, he has been falsely implicated in the present case and he has no criminal history. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Dhirendra Pratap Singh, Shivam Dubey Counsel for Opposite Party(s): G.A. Ved Prakash Singh .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Of Home Lko. And Another .....Opposite Party(s) 5. The learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that the appointment of the applicant already stands cancelled. It has also been submitted on behalf of the applicant that co-accused Ravindra Singh has already been granted anticipatory bail by this court by means of an order dated 07.08.2025, passed in Criminal Misc. Anticipatory Bail Application No.870 of 2025. Two co-accused person - Pankaj Kumar Yadav and Amit Kumar have been granted bail in the present case by means of orders dated 18.08.2025 and 21.08.2025 passed by this court in Crl. Misc. Bail Application Nos.7639 of 2025 and 7788 of 2025 respectively. 6. The learned AGA-I appearing on behalf of the State has opposed the prayer for bail and he has submitted that the investigation of the case is still going on. 7. Having considered the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and keeping in view the fact that the appointment of the applicant already stands cancelled way back in the year 2022 itself; that the applicant has no previous criminal history whereas co- accused person has been granted anticipatory bail and two co- accused persons have been released on bail in the present case and without making any observation, which may affect the merits of the case, I am of the view that the aforesaid facts are sufficient for making out a case for enlargement of the applicant on bail in the aforesaid case on the ground of parity. 8. In view of the above, the anticipatory bail application of the applicant is allowed. In the event of arrest/ appearance of applicant before the learned Trial Court in the aforesaid case crime, they shall be released on anticipatory bail on their furnishing personal bond and two solvent sureties, each in the like amount, to the satisfaction of S.H.O./Court concerned on the following conditions and subject to any other conditions that may be fixed by the Trial Court : (i) that the applicant shall make himself/herself available for interrogation by a police officer as and when required; (ii) that the applicant shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence; (iii) that the applicant shall not leave India without the previous permission of the court. (iv) that the applicant shall appear before the trial court on each date ABAIL No. 943 of 2025 2 fixed, unless personal presence is exempted; and (v) that the applicant shall not pressurize/ intimidate the prosecution witness. August 29, 2025 -Amit K- ABAIL No. 943 of 2025 3 (Subhash Vidyarthi,J.) Digitally signed by :- AMIT KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- PREETI GAUTAM High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench