HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 8784 of 2025 Court No. - 13 HON'BLE SUBHASH VIDYARTHI, J. 1. Heard Sri Satyendra Singh Sengar holding brief of Sri Manoj Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Ashok Kumar Srivastava, learned AGA for the State and perused the records. 2. The instant application has been filed seeking release of the applicant on bail in Case Crime No.45 of 2021, under Sections 409 & 120-B I.P.C., registered at Police Station Qaisarbagh, District Lucknow. 3. The aforesaid case has been registered on the basis of an F.I.R. lodged on 05.03.2021 against the then Vice Chancellor of Bharakhande Sangeet Sansthan and the unnamed employees of Bhatkhande Sangeet Sansthan, stating that the Vice Chancellor of the Universtity had got certain works carried out without adopting the due procedure and without inviting tenders. 4. During investigation, it has come to light that the applicant is Manager of Upica Handloom & Handicrafts which had supplied some carpets to Bhatkhande University. 5. In the affidavit filed in support of the bail application, it has been stated that the applicant is 68 years old innocent person having no criminal history and he has been falsely implicated in the present case. 6. Learned A.G.A. has opposed the bail application and he has submitted that the applicant had made supplies to the University without any process Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Manoj Kumar Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Vinod Kumar Mishra .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home U.P. Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) of tenders or auction thereby causing undue loss to the public exchequer. He has submitted that the allegations again the applicant have been established during investigation and a charge sheet has been submitted on 26.07.2025. 7. Having considered the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and keeping in view the fact that the applicant is not named in the FIR; the applicant is merely an employee of the Upica Handloom Industries which had made supplies to the Bhatkhande University; the applicant is a 68 years old innocent person having no criminal history, he is languishing in jail since 21.07.2025 whereas the investigation already stands concluded and several other co-accused persons have already been granted bail/ anticipatory bail, I am of the view that the applicant is also entitled to be granted bail in the aforesaid case. 8. 8. Accordingly, this bail application stands allowed. 9. Let the applicant - Vinod Kumar Mishra be released on bail in the aforementioned 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. September 15, 2025 Pradeep/- BAIL No. 8784 of 2025 2 (Subhash Vidyarthi,J.) Digitally signed by :- PRADEEP SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench