HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 1590 of 2025 Court No. - 15 HON'BLE KARUNESH SINGH PAWAR, J. The present anticipatory bail application has been filed seeking anticipatory bail in Case Crime No.0197 of 2025; Under Sections 316 (2) 316 (5) 319 (2) 318 (4) 337,338, 336 (3) 340 (2) BNS, Police Station Kotwali Nagar, District Balrampur. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.G.A. for the State as well as Shri Brajendra Amiy, learned counsel for respondent no. 2. Learned counsel for the applicant contends that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. It is further submitted that the offences alleged are triable by a Magistrate. The applicant, who was posted as a cashier, had no involvement in the alleged transactions and did not grant any loan against paid securities. Learned A.G.A. and learned counsel for respondent no. 2 have opposed the bail application. Learned A.G.A. submits that several bank employees were involved in the alleged offence and an amount of Rs. 525.184 lakhs belonging to the Punjab National Bank has been misappropriated. The applicant, being a cashier, played a role in facilitating the withdrawal of overdraft loan amounts sanctioned by the co-accused persons. It is further stated that such withdrawals were made through the applicant’s ID, and the withdrawal Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Mahendra Pal Chauhan, Nishant Kumar Shukla Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Brajendra Amiy Yashwant Kumar .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Lko. And Another .....Opposite Party(s) vouchers received by him as cashier were unsigned. Hence, the complicity of the applicant is apparent. The investigation is still in progress, and custodial interrogation of the applicant is necessary. Perused the record, so also the reasons given by the learned court below while rejecting the bail application. The relevant paragraphs 6 and 7 of the rejection order are reproduced hereinbelow: "6. के सडायरी के अवलोकन से ĥपǸ होता है िक वतăमान Šकरण मȅ Šाथȃ/अिभयुǘ यशवंत कु मार पर यह आरोप है िक Šाथȃ/अिभयुǘ DZारा अपने पद का ɭɴपयोग करते ɷए अęय सह-अिभयुǘगण के साथ िमलकर आपरािधक षĒयęś के तहत सWम Šािधकारी की पूवă ĥवीकृ ित ŠाĚत िकए िबना, ऋण दĥतावेजȋ को िनĤपािदत िकए िबना और सुरWा दĥतावेज यानी एलआईपी /के वीपी/एनएससी िलए िबना िडमांड लोन ओवरŘाěट खाते खोले गए हȈ। Šाथȃ / अिभयुǘ ने सह-अिभयुǘगण के साथ िमलकर आपरािधक षǢंś को आगे बîाते ɷए तĖयȋ को िछपाकर और बȈक को धोखा देने के इरादे से Šितɴपण करके बȈक के साथ धोखाधíी की है िजससे सावăजिनक धन की हािन ɷई और बेईमानी से 525.184 लाख ɳपये की धनरािश का ɭɳपयोग िकया, िजससे उęहȅ गलत लाभ ɷआ और सावăजिनक धन के साथ-साथ बȈक को भी गलत नुकसान ɷआ। राčय की ओर से उपिĥथत िवDZान सहायक िजला शासकीय अिधवǘा DZारा यह तकă Šĥतुत िकया गया िक मामले िवǥीय गबन से सĞबिęधत है ऐसे मȅ यिद Šाथȃ / अिभयुǘ को अिŎम जमानत पर छोí िदया गया तो वह साĨयȋ के साथ छेíछाí कर सकता है। उपलĜध साĨयȋ के अवलोकन से Šाथȃ/अिभयुǘ की संिलĚतता Šथम ɯǸया दिशत है। मामले मȅ िववेचना अभी Šचिलत है। 7. उभय पWȋ के तकȋ, Šकरण के समĥत तĖयȋ, पिरिĥथितयȋ एवं अपराध की गĞभीरता आिद को ɯिǸगत रखते ɷए, गुण-दोष पर िबना नत Dzिǘ िकये ɷए, Šाथȃ/अिभयुǘ को अिŎम जमानत पर िनमुăǘ िकये जाने का पयाăĚत आधार नहȂ पाया जाता है। तदनुसार उपरोǘ अिŎम जमानत Šाथăनापś िनरĥत िकए जाने योĈय है।" Upon due consideration to the submissions advanced and perusal of the record, prima facie complicity of the applicant is evident. Custodial interrogation may be necessary. Since the power to grant anticipatory bail is to be exercised in exceptional circumstances, this Court does not find it appropriate to invoke such jurisdiction in the present case. Accordingly, the anticipatory bail application stands dismissed. At this stage, learned counsel for the applicant prayed that liberty be granted to file a regular bail application, which may be considered in accordance with the law laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Special Leave to Appeal (Cri.) No. 5191 of 2021, Satender Kumar Antil vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and another. Considering the innocuous prayer made by learned counsel for the applicant, it is directed that in case a regular bail application is filed within fifteen days NABAIL No. 1590 of 2025 2 from the date of receipt of the certified copy of this order, the same shall be decided in light of the law laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Satender Kumar Antil (supra), vide order dated 07.10.2021. November 3, 2025 R.C. NABAIL No. 1590 of 2025 3 (Karunesh Singh Pawar,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAM CHANDER YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- RAM CHANDER YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench