HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 9362 of 2024 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned A.G.A. and perused the record. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.147 of 2022, under Sections 406, 420, 467, 468, 471 IPC, Police Station PGI, District Lucknow. 3. It is argued by the Counsel for the applicant that the FIR in question was lodged alleging that the applicant had taken loan on the basis of forged papers and fraudulent KYC form etc. The applicant is in custody since 26.12.2023 and has no criminal history. 4. Learned A.G.A. vehemently opposed the bail prayer. 5. Considering the fact that the case is triable by Magistrate and the applicant has suffered pretrial detention of more than two years and has no criminal antecedents, I am of the view that the applicant is entitled to be released on bail. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Samuel Massey be released on bail in the abovesaid first information report number on his furnishing personal bonds and two reliable sureties of Rs.20,000/- each to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions: (a) The applicant shall execute a bond to undertake to attend the hearings; Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Raja Pratap Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Samuel Massey .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko .....Opposite Party(s) (b) The applicant shall not commit any offence similar to the offence of which he is accused or suspected of the commission; and (c) 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. November 21, 2025 akverma BAIL No. 9362 of 2024 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHOK KUMAR VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- ASHOK KUMAR VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench