HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 438 CR.P.C. No. - 518 of 2025 Court No. - 82 HON'BLE SAMEER JAIN, J. 1. Heard Sri Arun Kumar Shukla, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Pradeep Kumar, learned AGA for the State. 2. The present anticipatory bail application has been filed on behalf of the applicant in Crime Crime/FIR No. 07 of 2023 and Consequential Criminal case No. 53/920/2024 under Sections 13(1)B and 13(2) Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 Police Station-Meerut-Sector (Satarkata Adhisthan, Meerut), District-Uttar Pradesh Satarkata Adhisthan, with a prayer to enlarge him on anticipatory bail. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that applicant was public servant and there is allegation of disproportionate income against him but entire allegation levelled against him is totally false. 4. He further submitted that during investigation, applicant fully cooperated with the investigation and Investigating Officer did not propose to make his arrest and without his arrest, he filed the charge sheet. He further submitted that after submission of charge sheet when applicant filed the instant anticipatory bail application then on 22.01.2025 co-ordinate Bench of this Court was pleased to enlarge him on interim anticipatory bail and since then he is on interim anticipatory bail. 5. He further submitted that applicant is not having any criminal history. 6. He further submitted that considering the above facts, interim anticipatory bail granted to the applicant vide order dated 22.01.2025 may be confirmed and applicant may be permitted to remain on anticipatory bail till conclusion Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Arun Kumar Shukla, Pradeep Kumar Pandey Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Virendra Singh .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) of trial. 7. Per contra, learned AGA however, opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail but could not dispute the argument on facts advanced by learned counsel for the applicant. 8. I have heard both the parties and perused the record of the case. 9. However, applicant was public servant and there is allegation of disproportionate income against him but it appears, during investigation I.O. did not make his arrest and there is no allegation that he did not cooperate with the investigation. 10. Further, after submission of charge sheet when applicant filed the instant anticipatory bail application then on 22.01.2025 Co-ordinate Bench of this Court was pleased to enlarge him on interim anticipatory bail. 11. Further, there is no allegation that applicant is misusing the liberty granted to him by co-ordinate Bench of this Court. 12. Further, applicant is not having any criminal history. 13. Therefore, considering the facts and circumstances of the case discussed above, interim anticipatory bail earlier granted to the applicant vide order dated 22.01.2025 is hereby confirmed. Applicant shall remain on anticipatory bail till conclusion of trial on the same conditions earlier imposed upon him by this Court vide order dated 22.01.2025. 14. The instant anticipatory bail application stands allowed. 15. It is made clear that observations made in granting anticipatory bail to the applicant shall not in any way affect the learned trial Judge in forming his independent opinion based on the testimony of the witnesses. September 16, 2025 KK Patel ABAIL No. 518 of 2025 2 (Sameer Jain,J.) Digitally signed by :- KRISHN KANT PATEL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- KRISHN KANT PATEL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad