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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 6822 of 2025 Court No. - 69 HON'BLE VIVEK VARMA, J.
1. Supplementary affidavit filed by counsel for the applicant is taken on record.
2. Heard counsel for the applicant, Sri Sher Singh, counsel for the opposite party no. 2/ informant, Sri V.P. Tripathi, learned AGA for the State and perused the material on record.
3. The present application has been filed with the prayer to grant anticipatory bail to the applicant in Case Crime No. 248 of 2024, under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471 of I.P.C., Police Station- Bindki, District- Fatehpur.
4. Counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the present case. The applicant by means of registered Power of Attorney has executed the sale deed dated 22.11.2021 in favour of his wife. The informant has already instituted a civil suit bearing Civil Suit No. 30 of 2022 (Ramprasad vs. Smt Shashi and others) for cancellation of the alleged sale deed dated 22.11.2021. The said suit is still pending
consideration. It is next contended that the case is purely civil in nature. The opposite party no. 2 has attempted to cloak it with a criminal flavour only to harass the applicant. The applicant has not forged or manipulated any documents. At this stage, there is no credible evidence to link the applicant with the offence. The applicant has no criminal antecedents. The investigation is pending. It is next submitted that the applicant has apprehension of his arrest and in case, the applicant is released on Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : P.K. Singh, Rakesh Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Sher Singh Devendra Kumar .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Opposite Party(s)
anticipatory bail, he will not misuse the said liberty.
5. Learned A.G.A. and counsel for the opposite party no. 2 have opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail but could not satisfactorily dispute the aforesaid
submissions from the record.
6. Having regard to the submissions made by counsel for the applicant, considering the nature of accusations, antecedents of the applicant, and the fact that the case is purely civil in nature, at this stage, there is no substantive evidence against the applicant, without commenting on merits of the case, I am of the opinion that the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on anticipatory bail.
7. In the event of arrest, the applicant Devendra Kumar, involved in the aforesaid case crime be released on anticipatory bail during pendency of trial, on furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 50,000/- with two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions:- (i) The applicant shall co-operate with the Investigating Officer during investigation and shall report to the Investigating Officer as and when required for the purpose of conducting investigation; (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 them from disclosing such facts to the court or to any police officer; (iii) The applicant shall not leave the country during the currency of trial without prior permission from the concerned trial Court. (iv) The applicant shall surrender his passport, if any, to the concerned Court forthwith. His passport will remain in custody of the concerned Court. (v) The applicant shall file an undertaking to the effect that he shall not seek any adjournment on the dates fixed for evidence and the witnesses are present in court. (vi) The applicant shall remain present, in person, before the trial court on the dates fixed for (i) opening of the case, (ii) framing of charge and (iii) NABAIL No. 6822 of 2025 2
recording of statement under Section 313 of Cr.P.C.
8. In default of any of the conditions, the court concerned is at liberty to pass appropriate orders for enforcing and compelling the same.
9. The application stands disposed of. September 17, 2025 Sachin Mishra NABAIL No. 6822 of 2025 3 (Vivek Varma,J.) Digitally signed by :- SACHIN MISHRA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad