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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:114301 Court No. - 69 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 5391 of 2025 Applicant :- Shivani Singh Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Gaurav Srivastav,Rajesh Kumar Srivastava Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Vivek Varma,J.
1. Heard counsel for the applicant, Sri V.P. Tripathi, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material placed on record. 2. The instant application has been filed with the prayer to grant anticipatory bail to the applicant in Case Crime No. 163 of 2025 under Section 316(5) of B.N.S., Police Station Farah, District Mathura. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the present case. At the relevant time, the applicant was posted as Branch Manager at State Bank of Indian, Farah Branch, Mathura. As per the first information report, shortage of cash was found in the vault of the branch. It is contended that the departmental proceedings have been instituted against the applicant. Till date, no charge-sheet has been submitted. The applicant is presently posted as Deputy Manager at State Bank of India, RACC Mathura Branch. No offence as alleged had occurred. The cash present in the vault of the branch was properly accounted for. At this stage, there is no credible evidence to link the applicant with the offence. The applicant is a lady has no criminal antecedents. The investigation is still pending. It is next submitted that the applicant has apprehension of her arrest and in case, the applicant is granted anticipatory bail, she will not misuse the said liberty. 4. Learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail but could not satisfactorily dispute the aforesaid submissions from the record. 5. Counsel for the applicant further submits that the application for grant of anticipatory bail be confined only till the submission of police report. 6. Having regard to the submissions made, considering the nature
of accusations, antecedents of the applicant and the fact that till date no action has been taken by the bank against the applicant, at this stage, there is no substantive evidence against her, without commenting on merits of the case, I am of the opinion that the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on anticipatory bail till the submission of police report. 7.
In the event of arrest, the applicant- Shivani Singh be released on anticipatory bail in the aforesaid case crime till the submission of police report, if any, under Section 193 (3) B.N.S.S., on furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 50,000/- with two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the Station House Officer of the police station concerned with the following conditions:- (i) The applicant shall make herself available for interrogation by a police officer as and when required; (ii) 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 from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer; (iii) The applicant shall not leave India without the previous permission of the Court and if she has passport, the same shall be deposited by her before the S.S.P./S.P. concerned.
8. In default of any of the conditions, the Investigating Officer is at liberty to file appropriate application for cancellation of anticipatory bail granted to the applicant.
9. The Investigating Officer is directed to conclude the investigation of the present case in accordance with law expeditiously preferably within a period of three months from the date of production of a copy of this order independently without being prejudiced by any observation made by this Court while considering and deciding the present anticipatory bail application of the applicant.
10. The applicant is directed to produce a copy of this order before the S.S.P./S.P. concerned within ten days from today, who shall ensure the compliance of present order.
11. The application stands disposed of.
Order Date :- 16.7.2025 Sachin Mishra Digitally signed by :- SACHIN MISHRA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad