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2025 DAILYLAW 95781 (ALL)

BHUDEV SINGH v. STATE OF U.P.

NABAIL/7534/2025 · 2025-09-14

Vivek Varma

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 7534 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 Sri Gambhir Singh. 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.198 of 2025, under sections 318(4), 316(2), 338, 336(3), 340(2), 352, 351(3) B.N.S., P.S. Noorpur, District Bijnor. 3. Counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the present case. No money was credited in the bank account of the applicant. The applicant is not a beneficiary of any illicit transaction. In the alleged video footage, the co-accused Bhupendra Singh @ Hansraj is seen receiving the money. It is next contended that the applicant has no concern with the alleged transaction. Even otherwise, the applicant has transferred Rs.1,25,000/- in the account of the informant. Further, the necessary ingredients to constitute the alleged offences are not made out against the applicant. At this stage, there is no credible evidence to link the applicant with the offence. The applicant has no criminal antecedents. 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. 4. Learned A.G.A. for the State and counsel for the informant have opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail but could not satisfactorily dispute the Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Bhuvnesh Kumar Singh, Jitendra Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Gambhir Singh Bhudev Singh .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) 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 in the alleged video footage, the co-accused Bhupendra Singh @ Hansraj is seen receiving the money, 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. 7. In the event of arrest, the applicant Bhudev Singh 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. 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. 9. 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 NABAIL No. 7534 of 2025 2 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 15, 2025 S.S. NABAIL No. 7534 of 2025 3 (Vivek Varma,J.) Digitally signed by :- SIDDHARTH SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad