Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:27872 Court No. - 13 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 12744 of 2024 Applicant :- Neelam Kaushal Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko Counsel for Applicant :- Ajay Kishor Pandey Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Manish Mathur,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the records. 2. This first bail application has been filed with regard to Case Crime No. 567 of 2021, under Sections 409, 420, 506 IPC, Police Station Gomti Nagar, District Lucknow. As per contents of FIR, allegation levelled is that the informant was deceived into investing substantial amount of money in the firm by the name of Ani Bullian Traders Company without any return being made thereupon. 3. The aforesaid case has been registered on the basis of an F.I.R. lodged on 12.10.2020 against 8 persons including the applicant stating that the informant had made investment in Ani Buliean Traders, but upon maturity no amount was paid to him. In para-14 of the affidavit, it has been stated that the applicant has been involved in about 51 cases but he does not know particulars of all the cases and particulars of 51 cases have been disclosed in para-19 to the affidavit. The applicant has been granted bail in 49 cases as mentioned in affidavit. 4. In the affidavit filed in support of the application, it has been stated that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the present case. 5. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant is languishing in jail since 23.04.2022 but trial of any of the cases has not commenced till date. 6. The learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for bail but he could not dispute the aforesaid aspects of the matter. 7. Having considered the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and keeping in view the fact that the applicant is languishing in jail since 23.04.2022 for past more than 2 years without even commencement of trial, I am of the view that the applicant is entitled to be released on bail in the present case. Applicant is indicated to the Director in the said Company while co-accused Ajeet Kumar Gupta who is alleged Chief Managing Director of the said Company has already been granted bail by this Court in Bail Application No.6168 of 2024. 8. Accordingly, this bail application stands allowed. 9. Let the applicant-Neelam Kaushal 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 personal appearance is exempted by the learned trial court. Order Date :- 12.5.2025 Satish Digitally signed by :- SATISH KUMAR BHARATI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench