Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:106029 Court No. - 70 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 9259 of 2024 Applicant :- Ravindra Nath Gupta Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Ishu Sonkar,S.M.Faraz I. Kazmi Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Pankaj Pandey Hon'ble Dr. Gautam Chowdhary,J. 1. Supplementary affidavit filed on behalf of the applicant today in the Court is taken on record. 2. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned counsel for opposite party no.2 as well as learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record. 3. The present application has been moved seeking anticipatory bail in Case Crime No.542 of 2024 under Sections 308(5), 308(4), 333, 115(2), 352, 351(3) B.N.S., Police Station Kotwali Nagar, District Banda with the prayer that in the event of arrest, applicant may be released on bail. 4. It has been argued by the learned counsel for the applicant that applicant is innocent and he has an apprehension that he may be arrested in the above-mentioned case, whereas there is no credible evidence against him. It has further been submitted that no coercive process has been issued against the applicant so far. It was also submitted that applicant undertakes to co- operate during investigation and trial and he would appear as and when required by the investigating agency or Court. It has been stated that in case, the applicant is granted anticipatory bail, he shall not misuse the liberty of bail and will co-operate with the investigation and would obey all conditions of bail. 5. Learned A.G.A.has opposed the application for anticipatory bail. 6. From the perusal of the records, it transpires that till date no cognizance has been taken by learned Magistrate rather it shows that the Investigating Officer has been summoned in this case which shows that the concerned Magistrate is not satisfied with the investigation. 7. It may be stated that in case of Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre v. State of Maharashtra, (2011) 1 SCC 694, it has been held by Hon'ble Supreme Court that while deciding anticipatory bail, Court must consider nature and gravity of accusation, antecedent of accused, possibility of accused to flee from justice and that Court must evaluate entire available material against the accused carefully and that the exact role of the accused has also to be taken into consideration. 8. In the instant case, considering the settled principle of law regarding anticipatory bail, submissions of the learned counsel for the parties, nature of accusation, role of applicant and all attending facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on merit of the case, a case for anticipatory bail is made out. 9. The anticipatory bail application is allowed. 10. In the event of arrest of the applicant-Ravindra Nath Gupta involved in the aforesaid case crime shall be released on anticipatory bail till submission of police report on his 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 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 him/her/them from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer; (iii) the applicant would co-operate during investigation and would not misuse the liberty of bail. 11. In default of any of the conditions, the Investigating Officer/prosecution shall be at liberty to file appropriate application for cancellation of anticipatory bail granted to the applicant. Order Date :- 7.7.2025 AS Digitally signed by :- ABHISHEK SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad