HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 8558 of 2025 Court No. - 13 HON'BLE SUBHASH VIDYARTHI, J. 1. Heard Sri Pranjal Krishna, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Anuuj Taandon, learned counsel for the C.B.I. 2. The instant application has been filed seeking release of the applicant on bail in Crime No.RC0062025A0016 under Section 61(2) of BNS r/w Section 7 of P.C. Act, registered at Police Station CBI/ACB Lucknow. 3. The aforesaid case has been registered on the basis of an F.I.R. lodged on 13.06.2025 in furtherance of a written complaint submitted by one Dhanesh Verma, incharge MTS posted at Sub-Post Office, Sewapuri, Varanasi on 12.06.2025 against the applicant stating that co-accused Sanjay Singh was posted at ASPO, Varanasi and he had demanded Rs. 20,000/- bribe from the complainant and the applicant who was GDS, ABPM, Khewali Sub-Post Office Varanasi, was also accompanying Sanjay Singh. It is alleged that the demanded bribe was deposited in the post office account of the applicant. 4. In the affidavit filed in support of the application it has been stated that the applicant is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in the present case and he has no criminal history. 5. The learned counsel for the applicant has stated that the co-accused Sanjay Singh has already been granted bail by means of order dated 01.08.2025 passed by coordinate Bench of this Court in Bail Application No. 6797 of 225. 6. The respondent-CBI has filed a counter affidavit opposing the bail Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Pranjal Krishna, Suhaib Ashraf Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : Anuuj Taandon Atma Giri .....Applicant(s) Cbi Thru. Cbi/Acb Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) application annexing therewith the copies of verification memo and pre-trap memorandum. The transcript of conversation between the applicant and the complainant has also been annexed with the counter affidavit. 7. The learned counsel for the respondent-CBI has submitted that the allegations have been established during investigation. 8. Having considered the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and keeping in view the fact that the allegations against the applicant and Sanjay Singh are similar in nature; the applicant is languishing in jail since 15.06.2025 whereas Sanjay Singh has already been granted bail on 01.08.2025 and now the investigation also stands concluded and the charge- sheet has been submitted on 12.08.2025, 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 crime. 9. Accordingly, this bail application stands allowed. 10. Let the applicant-Atma Giri be released on bail in the aforesaid case on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of magistrate/court concerned, subject to 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, unless his appearance is exempted by the learned trial court. September 15, 2025 Anurag BAIL No. 8558 of 2025 2 (Subhash Vidyarthi,J.) Digitally signed by :- ANURAG SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench