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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 8410 of 2025 Court No. - 72 HON'BLE JITENDRA KUMAR SINHA, J.
1. Heard Sri Ritesh Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri B.P. Singh, learned AGA appearing for the State respondents.
2. The present application has been moved seeking anticipatory bail in Case Crime No. 175 of 2024, under Sections 409 IPC, Police Station Barhaj, District Deori with the prayer that in the event of arrest, applicant may be released on bail.
3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the present prosecution. It is submitted that as per the allegation in the FIR the applicant is said to have collected the amount from the customers but did not deposit it with the Bank and fled away with Rs. 23,39,398/-. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the applicant that it was not his duty to collect the amount and deposit in the bank rather the said duty was assigned to some other person.
4. Per contra, learned AGA appearing for the State has opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail and submitted that the applicant is not cooperating in the investigation and has evaded the process of law. It is further submitted that in the present case chargesheet has been submitted against the co-accused but the investigation against the applicant is under progress.
5. Considering the nature of allegations and the fact that the applicant did Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Ganesh Mani, Ritesh Kumar Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Vishal Kumar Singh .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s)
not cooperate in the investigation and kept on evading the process of law, he is not entitled to grant of anticipatory bail.
6. Present application is accordingly rejected. October 15, 2025 Abhishek NABAIL No. 8410 of 2025 2 (Jitendra Kumar Sinha,J.) Digitally signed by :- ABHISHEK AGRAHARI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad