HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 8685 of 2025 Court No. - 13 HON'BLE SUBHASH VIDYARTHI, J. 1. Heard Sri Kaushal Kishore Tewari, the learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned A.G.A. for the State. 2. The instant application has been filed seeking release of the applicant on bail in Case Crime No.367 of 2024, under Sections 409, 420 and 120- B I.P.C., registered at Police Station Bhinga, District Shravasti. 3. The aforesaid case has been registered on the basis of F.I.R. lodged on 21.09.2024 against the applicant, who was posted as Superintending Engineer, PACSFED, Shravasti, Bahraich stating that Rs.29.54 lac were released for conducting certain works during the year 2020-21 but upon verification it was found that the certain works had not even been commenced whereas in the monthly report dated 03.01.2023 it was stated that the works stood concluded. 4. In the affidavit filed in support of the bail application, it has been stated that the applicant is 66 years old retired person, he is an innocent person and he has been falsely implicated in the present case. It has further been stated that the applicant is suffering from some ailment relating to heart. 5. The applicant's involvement in five other criminal cases has been disclosed in para 36 of the affidavit filed in support of the application, in two of which, Investigating Officer has submitted a closure report, in one case, the applicant has not received any summon, in one case, the Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Kaushal Kishore Tewari, Anamika Tiwari, Shyam Bihari Upadhyay Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Dileep Shukla .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) investigation is still going on and in one case, the proceedings have been stayed by this Court. 6. Bharat Lal, who was an accountant and co-signatory operating the bank account, has been granted bail by means of an order dated 15.07.2025 passed by a Coordinate Bench of this Court in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No.6483 of 2025. 7. The learned A.G.A. has opposed the bail application and he has submitted that the allegations have been established and charge sheet has been submitted on 28.07.2025. 8. Having considered the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and keeping in view the fact that the applicant is a retired government servant aged about 66 years, he is suffering from heart related ailments, he is languishing in jail since 23.07.2025 whereas the investigation already stands concluded and a co-accused person, who was co-signatory for operating the bank account and making payments, has already been granted bail, I am of the view that the aforesaid facts are sufficient for making out a case for enlargement of the applicant on bail. 9. Accordingly, this bail application stands allowed. 10. Let the applicant- Dileep Shukla, 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. September 15, 2025 KR BAIL No. 8685 of 2025 2 (Subhash Vidyarthi,J.) Digitally signed by :- RABINDRA KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench