HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 6712 of 2025 Court No. - 69 HON'BLE VIVEK VARMA, J. 1. Heard counsel for the applicant, Sri Neeraj Kumar Sharma, learned AGA for the State and perused the material on record. 2. This application has been filed seeking anticipatory bail in Case Crime No. 190 of 2024, under Section 3/7 of Essential Commodities Act, Police Station- Kandharapur, District- Azamgarh, during the pendency of trial. 3. Counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the present case. The applicant is a fair price shop dealer. The applicant has been distributing the essential commodities to its card holders regularly. The applicant has not violated any control orders. At this stage there is no credible evidence to link the applicant with the offence. Investigation is still pending. It is next submitted that the applicant has apprehension of his arrest and in case, the applicant is granted anticipatory bail, he 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. Having regard to the submissions made by counsel for the applicant, considering the nature of accusations, antecedents of the applicant, and, in particular, the fact that at this stage there is no substantive evidence to link the applicant with the offence; without commenting on merits of the case, I am of the opinion that the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on anticipatory bail. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : R.P.S. Chauhan Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Abhay Raj .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) 6. In the event of arrest, the applicant Abhay Raj, 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) recording of statement under Section 351 of B.N.S.S. 7. In default of any of the conditions, the court concerned is at liberty to pass appropriate orders for enforcing and compelling the same. 8. The application stands disposed of. September 18, 2025 Manish Kr NABAIL No. 6712 of 2025 2 (Vivek Varma,J.) Digitally signed by :- MANISH KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad