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2025 DAILYLAW 90906 (ALL)

AMOD GUPTA ALIAS BABU GUPTA v. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

NABAIL/7133/2025 · 2025-09-08

Vivek Varma

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 7133 of 2025 Court No. - 69 HON'BLE VIVEK VARMA, J. 1. Copy of the statement of co-accused Irfan Ansari, produced by Sri Neeraj Kumar Sharma, learned A.G.A. is taken on record. 2. Heard counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material placed on record. 3. This application has been filed seeking anticipatory bail in Case Crime No.339 of 2025, under Sections 331(4), 305(a) and 317(2) of B.N.S., Police Station- Mughalsarai, District Chandauli. 4. Counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant was not named in the first information report and has been falsely implicated in the present case. The name of the applicant has been disclosed by co-accused Irfan Ansari in police custody. The said statement, insofar as it implicates the applicant, is unreliable. At this stage, there is no credible evidence to link the applicant with the offence. The applicant has no criminal antecedents. Investigation is pending. 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. 5. Learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Mohan Upadhyay Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Amod Gupta Alias Babu Gupta .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Opposite Party(s) but could not satisfactorily dispute the aforesaid submissions from the record. 6. Counsel for the applicant further submits that the application for grant of anticipatory bail be confined only till the submission of police report. 7. Having regard to the submissions made, considering the nature of accusations, antecedents of the applicant and the fact that the applicant was not named in the first information report, the name of the applicant has been disclosed by co-accused Irfan Ansari in police custody, 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 for anticipatory bail till the submission of police report. 8. In the event of arrest, the applicant- Amod Gupta alias Babu Gupta 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 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. 9. 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. 10. The Investigating Officer is directed to conclude the NABAIL No. 7133 of 2025 2 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. 11. 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. 12. The application stands disposed of. September 9, 2025 Manish Kr NABAIL No. 7133 of 2025 3 (Vivek Varma,J.) Digitally signed by :- MANISH KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad