HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 1774 of 2025 Court No. - 15 HON'BLE KARUNESH SINGH PAWAR, J. 1. Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the applicant as well as learned A.G.A. appearing on behalf of the State. 2. The instant application has been filed by the applicant seeking anticipatory bail in F.I.R./Case Crime No.01 of 2025, under Sections 316(5) of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, registered at Police Station- Jamo, District- Amethi. 3. The aforesaid case has been registered on the basis of an F.I.R. lodged on 02.01.2025 against 9 Village Development Officers alleging that records of certain works conducted under MNREGA Scheme were missing. 4. In the affidavit filed in support of the anticipatory bail application, it has been stated that the applicant is innocent having no criminal history and he has been falsely been implicated in the present case. 5. A co-accused Chandra Bhan, against whom similar allegations have been levelled, has been granted anticipatory bail by means of an order dated 24.09.2025 passed by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in Crl. Misc. Anticipatory Bail Application U/S 482 BNSS No.1365 of 2025. 6. The learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail but he could not dispute the aforesaid aspects of the matter. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Gopesh Tripathi, Hrishabh Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Jitendra Singh @ Jitendra Bahadur Singh .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Home Lko And Another .....Opposite Party(s) 7. Having considered the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and co-accused has been granted anticipatory bail, I am of the view that the aforesaid facts are sufficient for making out a case for granting anticipatory bail to the applicant also on the ground of parity. 8. In view of the above, the anticipatory bail application of the applicant is allowed. In the event of arrest/ appearance of applicant before the learned Trial Court in the aforesaid case, he shall be released on bail on furnishing a 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 himself/herself 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. November 20, 2025 R.C. NABAIL No. 1774 of 2025 2 (Karunesh Singh Pawar,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAM CHANDER YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench