HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 7993 of 2025 Court No. - 69 HON'BLE VIVEK VARMA, J. 1. Heard counsel for the applicant, Sri V.P. Tripathi, learned AGA for the State and perused the material on record. 2. The present Anticipatory Bail Application has been filed with the prayer to grant anticipatory bail to the applicant in Case Crime No.182 of 2016, under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471 I.P.C., Police Station- Rajghat, District- Gorakhpur. 3. Counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the present case. The applicant had applied for appointment as L.T. Grade Teacher in a government college. At the time of counselling, B.A. as well as B.Ed. mark-sheets of the applicant were found to be forged. It is contended that the applicant had applied for the said post on the basis of genuine documents. The alleged mark-sheets were not verified by any competent authority. At this stage there is no credible evidence to link the applicant with the offence. It is next contended that identically placed co- accused Saumya Rai, Brajesh Kumar Shukla and Saurabh Kumar have been granted anticipatory bail by this Court vide orders dated 10.3.2022, 20.8.2025 and 25.08.2025 passed in Criminal Misc. Anticipatory Bail Application Nos.283 of 2022, 4697 of 2025 and 6171 of 2025. The applicant claims parity. The applicant has no criminal antecedents. Investigation is pending for more than nine years. 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. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Yatharth Srivastava Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Praveen Kumar .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) 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; identically placed co-accused Saumya Rai, Brajesh Kumar Shukla and Saurabh Kumar have been granted anticipatory bail by this Court, without commenting on merits of the case, I am of the opinion that the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on anticipatory bail. 6. 6. In the event of arrest, the applicant Praveen 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) recording of statement under Section 313 Cr.P.C. NABAIL No. 7993 of 2025 2 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 26, 2025 Lbm/- NABAIL No. 7993 of 2025 3 (Vivek Varma,J.) Digitally signed by :- LAL BAHADUR MAURYA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad