HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 9557 of 2025 Court No. - 13 HON'BLE SAURABH LAVANIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, Ms. Nikita Mishra, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record. 2. The present application has been filed on behalf of the applicant seeking bail in Case Crime No. 0121 of 2018, under Sections- 409, 420, 467, 468, 471, 120-B I.P.C., Police Station-Palia, District-Lakhimpur Kheri. 3. While pressing the instant application, learned counsel for the applicant stated that the applicant is innocent and he has falsely been implicated in the present case. 4. It is further stated that co-accused/Vishwanath Prasad Nishad aged about 65 years s/o Ram Anant Nishad has already been released on bail vide order dated 05.01.2024 passed by Sessions Judge, Lakhimpur Kheri in Bail Application No. 1820 of 2023 and as such, the applicant, whose case is on better footing to the case of co-accused/Vishwanath Prasad Nishad, is also entitled to be released on bail. 5. It is further stated that the FIR in issue i.e. FIR/Case Crime No. 0121 of 2018 was lodged against nine persons making allegations therein so as to attract the offences as indicated under Sections- 406, 420 I.P.C. on 27.04.2018 at Police Station-Palia, District-Lakhimpur Kheri and in this FIR, there is no allegation against the applicant/Ravi Dewal and co- accused/Vishwanath Prasad Nishad, against whom allegations have been levelled in the FIR, has already been released on bail. 6. It is also stated that the applicant is not the Chief Promoter of the Company, as alleged in the FIR, as would appear from a copy of Annexure No. 2, which appears to have been download from the Website of Ministry of Corporate Affairs, as per which, Kausik Patra, Suresh Reddy and Abhijit Chakraborty are the Director, Managing Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Mayankar Singh, Raghvendra Mani Ojha Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Ravi Dewal .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P Thru. Prin. Secy. Addl. Chief Secy. Home Govt. Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) Director/Promoter and Director/Promoter, respectively, of the Company. 7. It is further stated that the applicant has no role in the alleged crime and in fact he has not committed any offence as alleged. 8. It is also stated that the liability, if any, would lie upon the Directors/Promoters of the Company. 9. It is submitted that considering aforesaid, the applicant, who is in jail since 12.08.2025, is entitled to be released on bail. In case of being enlarged on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail and will cooperate in trial and would also not influence the prosecution witnesses. In these circumstances of the case, the applicant is entitled to be released on bail. 10. Ms. Nikita Mishra, learned A.G.A. opposed the prayer of the applicant. She stated that as per bail rejection order of the applicant as also the FIR, the applicant is the Chief Managing Director of the Company. However, she could not dispute the above contentions made by the applicant's counsel including made based upon copy of Annexure No. 2 to this application. 11. Considering the arguments advanced by the learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A. and going through the contents of the application, F.I.R., as well as other relevant documents and also taking note of the fact that co-accused has already been released on bail by the court concerned as well as the role attributed to the applicant and without going into the merits of the case, this Court is of the view that the application has substance and it is accordingly, allowed. 12. Let the applicant- Ravi Dewal be released on bail in the aforesaid case crime number on his furnishing personal bond of Rs. 25,000/- and two reliable sureties each of the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned subject to following conditions :- (i) The applicant will cooperate with the prosecution during trial. (ii) The applicant will not tamper with the evidence during trial. (iii) The applicant will not pressurize/intimidate the prosecution witness(es). (iv) The applicant shall not commit an offence. (v) 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. (vi) The applicant shall remain present before the trial court on each date fixed, either personally or through counsel. (vii) The applicant will not seek any adjournment on the dates fixed for evidence when the witnesses are present in court. BAIL No. 9557 of 2025 2 (viii) The applicant shall remain present, in person, before the trial court on the dates fixed for recording of statement under Section 313 Cr.P.C. 13. In case of default of above conditions it shall be open for the trial court to treat it as abuse of liberty of bail and pass orders in accordance with law. 14. As this order relates to enlargement of the applicant on bail, it is clarified that observations made in this order shall have no bearing on the merits of the case and the trial court shall not be influenced by any observation made in this order. October 9, 2025 Arun/- BAIL No. 9557 of 2025 3 (Saurabh Lavania,J.) Digitally signed by :- ARUN KUMAR GANGWAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench