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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:114537 Court No. - 68 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 7628 of 2025 Applicant :- Deepanshu Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Sushil Kumar Pandey Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal,J.
1. Heard Sri Sushil Kumar Pandeyh, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Rajiv Kumar Singh, learned State A.G.A and perused the material available on record. 2. Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No. 201 of 2024, under Sections 318(4), 316(4) of B.N.S., Police Station - Meerapur, District - Muzaffarnagar, during the pendency of trial. 3. Contention of the learned counsel for the applicant is that as per the first information report, the applicant was working as collection agent in Muthoot Mycrofin Limited Co., after collecting the loan installment from the customers did not deposit Rs. 1,45,267/-. Subsequently, he deposited Rs. 16,621/- and still there is outstanding of Rs. 1,28,646/-. It is further submitted that he is ready to deposit the remaining outstanding amount of Rs. 1,28, 646/- before the Muthoot Mycrofin Limited Co. after releasing on bail. Charge sheet has already been submitted, therefore, there is no requirement of custodial interrogation. The applicant is a law abiding citizen and is languishing in jail since 14.12.2024. Criminal history of one case has been explained in paragraph-14 of the accompanied affidavit. In case, he is granted bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail and would cooperate in the trial proceedings. 4. On the other hand, learned A.G.A. for the State opposed the prayer for bail, but he could not dispute the aforesaid fact. 5. Thus, considering the entire facts and circumstances of the case as well as law laid down by the Apex Court regarding offences punishable upto 7 years in Satender Kumar Antil Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and Another reported in (2021) 10 SCC 773 and Siddharth vs State of U.P. and another; (2022) 1
SCC 676 and keeping in view the nature of offence, evidence, complicity of accused and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, I am of the opinion that the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on bail. 6.
Let the applicant- Deepanshu, involved in the aforementioned crime be released on bail, on his furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount, to the satisfaction of the court concerned, with the following conditions:- i. 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. ii. The applicant shall cooperate in the trial/investigation sincerely without seeking any adjournment. iii. The applicant shall not indulge in any criminal activity or commission of any crime after being released on bail. iv. The applicant shall attend in accordance with the conditions of the bond executed by him. v. The applicant will deposit Rs. 1,28,646/- in the company of first informant as per his undertaking within a period of one month after his release.
7. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail.
8. Identity, status and residence proof of the applicant and sureties be verified by the court concerned before the bonds are accepted.
Order Date :- 15.7.2025 PS Digitally signed by :- POOJA SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad