Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:48910 Court No. - 13 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 2634 of 2025 Applicant :- Ajeet Kumar Gupta @ Ajeet Gupta Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home, Lko. Counsel for Applicant :- Vivek Kumar Shukla Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Subhash Vidyarthi,J. 1. Heard Shri Vivek Kumar Shukla, learned counsel for the applicant and Shri Shikha Sinha, learned A.G.A.-I for the State. 2. The instant application has been filed seeking release of the applicant on bail in Case Crime No.28 of 2023, under Section 406, 419, 420, 467, 468, 471, 504, 506 IPC registered at Police Station- Kotwali Bikapur, District- Ayodhya/Faizabad. 3. The aforesaid case has been registered on the basis of F.I.R. lodged on 15.01.2023 against four persons including the applicant, alleging that the informant had made some investments in Ani Bulleon Traders and Eye Vision Credit Co- operative Society Ltd. under allurement of lucrative returns but upon maturity of returns, the informant was not paid any amount. 4. In the affidavit filed in support of the application it has been stated that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. 5. The applicant's involvement in 139 criminal cases 36 cases relating to NI Act has been mentioned in para 17 of the affidavit filed in support of the application and he has been granted bail in 128 cases. 6. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that the applicant is languishing in jail since 16.07.2020 and the trial has not even commenced till date. 7. Co-accused Ajay Upadhyay @ Ajay Prakash Upadhyay has been granted by by means of an order dated 07.12.2023 passed by this Court in Crl. Misc. Bail Application No.14374 of 2023. 8. The learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer of the bail, but he could not dispute the aforesaid aspects of the matter. 9. Having considered the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and that applicant is languishing in jail since 16.07.2020 and a co-accused has already been granted bail in the present case, I am of the view that the applicant is entitled to be released on bail. 10. Accordingly, this bail application stands allowed. 11. Let the applicant- Ajeet Kumar Gupta @ Ajeet Gupta 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 the 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. . [Subhash Vidyarthi, J.] Order Date :- 20.8.2025 -Amit K- Digitally signed by :- AMIT KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench