HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 438 CR.P.C. No. - 1030 of 2025 Court No. - 13 HON'BLE SUBHASH VIDYARTHI, J. 1. Heard Sri Rishad Murtaza, the learned counsel for the applicant as well as Sri Virendra Kumar, the learned A.G.A.-I appearing on behalf of the State and perused the records. 2. The instant application has been filed by the applicant seeking anticipatory bail in F.I.R. bearing Case Crime No.0045 of 2021, under Sections 409, 420, 34, 120-B of I.P.C., registered at Police Station Kaiserbagh, District Lucknow. 3. The aforesaid case has been registered on the basis of an F.I.R. lodged on 05.03.2021 against a solitary named accused person viz the Vice Chancellor of the University and some unnamed employees of Bhatkhande Music Institute Deemed University, stating that an inquiry was conducted, which revealed that Vice Chancellor of the University (the named accused) had got several works conducted in violation of the relevant financial rules and has spent Rs. 3, 08,00,000/- in an illegal manner. 4. During investigation, it transpired that the applicant, who is a professor and head of department of Kathak in the University was made member of a purchase committee constituted by the Vice Chancellor of the University through office order dated 20.11.2018. The said committee consisted of five members and it was entrusted with a duty to apprise the Vice Chancellor regarding price of various goods to be procured by the University after examining value of the goods in light of the relevant financial rules. 5. In the affidavit filed in support of the anticipatory bail application it has been contended that the applicant is a 65 years old retired lady having no criminal history and she has been falsely implicated in the present case merely because she has done some works in performance of her duties as per direction of the Vice Chancellor. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Rishad Murtaza, Aishwarya Mishra, Arnnav Prakash Tikku, Dhruv Mathur Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Dr. Beena Singh .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. (Home) Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) 6. A co-accused Dr. Srishti Mathur has already been granted anticipatory bail in the present case by means of an order dated 29.08.2025 passed by this Court in Crl. Misc. Anticipatory Bail Application No.939 of 2025. 7. Having considered the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and keeping in view the fact that the F.I.R alleges certain irregularities by the then Vice Chancellor of the University in carrying out certain works, which irregularities had come to light in an inquiry; the inquiry does not reveal involvement of the applicant in commission of the alleged irregularities; the applicant was a professor working in the University was a member of a committee and has made certain recommendations upon which action has been taken by the other authorities; the applicant has undertaken to cooperate with the investigation; the applicant was working as a professor in a University, she has retired, she has no previous criminal history and there appears to be no reasonable apprehension of her absconding from the process of law, I am of the view that the aforesaid facts are sufficient for making out a case for grant of anticipatory bail to the applicant. 8. In view of the above, the anticipatory bail application of the applicant is allowed. In the event of arrest/ appearance of applicant- Dr. Beena Singh before the learned Trial Court in the aforesaid case crime, she shall be released on anticipatory bail on his 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 themselves 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 fixed, unless personal presence is exempted; and (v). that the applicant shall not pressurize/ intimidate the prosecution witness. September 17, 2025 -Amit K- ABAIL No. 1030 of 2025 2 (Subhash Vidyarthi,J.) Digitally signed by :- AMIT KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench