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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 7305 of 2025 Court No. - 69 HON'BLE VIVEK VARMA, J.
1. Heard counsel for the applicant as well as Sri N.K. Sharma, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material placed on record. 2. This application has been filed with the prayer to grant anticipatory bail to the applicant in Case Crime No.448 of 2021, under sections 406, 504, 506, 420, 467, 468, 471 I.P.C., P.S. Firozabad North, District Firozabad. 3. Counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the present case. The alleged amount of Rs.33,75,000/- was transferred in the bank account of the firm known as R.S. Associates. The chairman of the said firm is Suresh Kumar Verma. No amount has been credited in the bank account of the applicant. The applicant is not a beneficiary of any illicit transaction. The applicant has not forged or manipulated any documents. The essential ingredients to constitute the alleged offences are not made out against the applicant. It is next contended that identically placed co-accused Sangam Upadhyay has been granted anticipatory bail by this Court vide order dated 21.2.2024 passed in Criminal Misc. Anticipatory Bail Application No. 1283 of 2024. At this stage, there is no credible evidence to link the applicant with the offence. The criminal history of the applicant has been explained in para 45 of the bail application. Investigation is pending and the applicant has apprehension of his arrest in the above mentioned case. In case, the applicant is granted anticipatory bail, he will not misuse the said liberty. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Anurag Vajpeyi, Praveen Kumar Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Arvind Singh .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s)
4. Learned A.G.A. for the State opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail but could not satisfactorily dispute the aforesaid submissions from the record. 5. Learned 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 the alleged amount of Rs.33,75,000/- was transferred in the bank account of the firm known as R.S. Associates, the essential ingredients to constitute the alleged offences are not made out against the applicant, identically placed co-accused Sangam Upadhyay has been granted anticipatory bail by this Court, at this stage, there is no credible 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 for anticipatory bail till the submission of police report. 7. In the event of arrest, the applicant Arvind Singh be released on anticipatory bail in the aforesaid case crime till the submission of police report, if any, under section 173 (2) Cr.P.C. 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 himself 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 he has passport, the same shall be deposited by him 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. NABAIL No. 7305 of 2025 2
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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. September 10, 2025 S.S.
NABAIL No. 7305 of 2025 3 (Vivek Varma,J.) Digitally signed by :- SIDDHARTH SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad