HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 1823 of 2025 Court No. - 15 HON'BLE KARUNESH SINGH PAWAR, J. 1.The present anticipatory bail application has been filed seeking anticipatory bail in case crime No.478 of 2025 under sections 316(2), 318(4), 308(5) BNS/406, 420, 386 I.P.C., P.S. Kotwali Sadar, district Unnao. 2.Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned Additional Government Advocate for the State. 3.It is alleged in the prosecution case that the applicant's brother and the informant were engaged in the business of property dealing. It is further alleged that for purchase of a plot, an advance amount of Rs.2,00,000/- was paid in case to the present applicant, and subsequently, a sum of Rs.17,50,000/- was transferred through RTGS to the account of the co- accused. Thereafter, the applicant and the co-accused allegedly refused to execute the sale deed and misappropriated the said amount. 4.Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the co-accused Amit Kumar Nishad has been granted interim anticipatory bail vide order dated 28.10.2025 passed by this court in Anticipatory Bail No.1570 of 2025 filed along with the supplementary affidavit today which is taken on record. The submission is that it is purely a business transaction and no suit for recovery of the alleged amount has been filed by the informant. Learned counsel has drawn attention of the court towards bank account of Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Manoj Kumar Mishra, Preeti Mishra, Sharad Yadav Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Ajeet Kumar Nishad .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. And Another .....Opposite Party(s) the applicant and submits that on the same date, i.e. on 24.3.2025 when he received the amount of Rs.17,50,000/-, he transferred it to the account of the friend of the complainant. It is submitted that Sachin Singh in whose account the amount of Rs.17,50,000/- has been transferred by the accused applicant has moved an application for release before the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lucknow in another case crime No.133 of 2025 which has been rejected vide order dated 16.10.2025 (Annexure No.5 to the bail application). It is further submitted that the offences are triable by Magistrate. The applicant has no criminal history. 5. Learned Addl. Government Advocate has vehemently opposed the prayer made by applicant's counsel. It is submitted that the case of the accused applicant is distinct from the case of the co-accused Amit Kumar Nishad who has been granted interim protection. In this case, amount has been transferred in the account of the applicant Ajeet Kumar Nishad on 24.3.2025. On the same date, he has transferred this amount to a third party Sachin Singh who has no concern with the present applicant of the present case. He has drawn attention of the court towards the release application filed by Sachin Singh alias Amar Singh Rathore where he has stated that Ajeet Kumar Nishad, present applicant has no concern with the money transferred in the account of Sachin Singh. It is submitted that the offence is punishable upto 10 years. Complicity of the accused applicant is prima facie evident from the allegations in the prosecution case as well as the bank account filed by him and the release application filed by Sachin Singh. 6.I have considered the submission and perused the record. The trial court while rejecting the bail application has made following observations : "पśावली के अवलोकन से Šथम ɯĤǝा िविदत है िक Šाथȃ अिभयुǘ Šथम सूचना िरपोटă मȅ नािमत है। Šाथȃ अिभयुǘ ने वादी मुकदमा से Ěलाट लेने के िलए बयाने के 2 लाख ɳपये ले िलये तथा Šाथă अिभयुǘ के कहने पर उसके भाई के खाते मȅ 17,50,000/- ɳपये जिरए आर०टी०जी०एस० Ŗांसफर िकये। वादी मुकदमा रिजĥŖी कराने के िलए Šाथȃ अिभयुǘ व उसके भाई से िमला तो इन लोगȋ ने असलहा लगाकर तथा जान से मारने का भय िदखाकर वादी के पास ĥटाĞप खरीदने के िलए रखे ɷए लगभग 1,30,000/- ɳपये ले िलये। परęतु Ěलाट का िवŌय पś िनĤपािदत नहȂ कराया। Šाथȃ अिभयुǘ व उसके भाई DZारा वादी से धोखाधíी करके उपरोǘ धनरािश ŠाĚत की गयी िजसे वापस नहȂ िकया गया और न ही िवŌय NABAIL No. 1823 of 2025 2 पś िनĤपािदत िकया गया। सĞबिęधत थाने की आćयानुसार Šाथȃ/अिभयुǘ िगरěतारी से बचने के िलए अपनी उपिĥथित िनरंतर िछपाए ɷए है। यिद अिभयुǘ को जमानत दी जाती है तो वह वादी व गवाहȋ पर सुलह-समझौते का दबाव बनाएगा तथा ęयायालय मȅ उपिĥथत नहȂ होगा। अतः मामले के समĥत तĖय, पिरिĥथितयȋ ũęयायाथा अपराध की Šकृ ित को ɯिǸगत रखते ɷए Šाथȃ/अिभयुǘ को अिŎम जमानत Šदान िकये जाने का "संतोषजनक आधार नहȂ है। अतः अिŎम जमानत Šाथăना पś िनरĥत िकये जाने योĈय है। आदेश Šाथȃ अिभयुǘ अिमत कु मार िनषाद की ओर से Šĥतुत अिŎम जमानत Šाथăना-पś सं०- 2867/2025, मुकदमा अपराध संćया-478/2025, अęतगăत धारा 316(2),318(4),308(5) बी०एन०एस०, थाना कोतवाली सदर, िजला उęनाव, िनरĥत िकया जाता है। " 7.From the above discussion and perusal of the record, prima facie the complicity of the accused applicant seems to be evident. The accused applicant, prima facie, appears to have been entrusted with the property/money. It is not merely a breach of promise or agreement. It appears to be a case of entrustment and then transferring it to the account of a third party. The money-trail is yet to be investigated. Investigation is going on. Custodial interrogation appears to be necessary. The case of the applicant is distinct from the case of the co-accused Amit Kumar. No case for anticipatory bail is made out. 8.The application is accordingly dismissed. December 3, 2025 kkb/ NABAIL No. 1823 of 2025 3 (Karunesh Singh Pawar,J.) Digitally signed by :- KRISHNA KUMAR BARANWAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench