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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 7721 of 2025 Court No. - 69 HON'BLE VIVEK VARMA, J.
1. Supplementary affidavit filed by counsel for the applicant is taken on record. 2. Heard counsel for the applicant, Sri Neeraj Kumar Sharma, learned AGA for the State and perused the material on record. 3. This application has been filed seeking anticipatory bail in Case Crime No.175 of 2020, under Section 3/7 of Essential Commodities Act, Police Station- Syana, District- Bulandshahar, during the pendency of trial. 4. Counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the present case. The applicant was a fair price shop dealer. The applicant had been distributing the essential commodities to its card holders regularly. Placing reliance on the statements of card holders it is contended that the applicant has not violated any control orders. During the course of investigation, the applicant was granted the benefit of Section 41- A Cr.P.C. At this stage, there is no credible evidence to link the applicant with the offence. Investigation has been completed. Charge-sheet has been filed. The applicant had cooperated in the investigation. The applicant has been summoned by the concerned Court. No custodial interrogation is required. The applicant has no criminal antecedents. 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 but could not satisfactorily dispute the aforesaid submissions from the record. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Mandeep Singh, Sani Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Sundarpal .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. And Another .....Opposite Party(s)
6. Having regard to the submissions made, considering the nature of accusations, antecedents of the applicant, and the fact that during the course of investigation, the applicant was granted the benefit of Section 41-A Cr.P.C.; at this stage, there is no substantive evidence to link the applicant with the offence.; investigation has been completed; charge sheet has been filed; the applicant had cooperated in the investigation; the applicant has been summoned by the concerned court, no custodial interrogation is required; without commenting on merits of the case, I am of the opinion that the applicant is entitled for anticipatory bail. 7.
7. In the event of arrest, the applicant Sundarpal, 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 make himself available on each date fixed in the matter by the court concerned; (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; (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 concerned court. 8. In default of any of the conditions, the court concerned is at liberty to pass appropriate orders for enforcing and compelling the same. 9. The application stands disposed of. September 25, 2025 Manish Kr NABAIL No. 7721 of 2025 2 (Vivek Varma,J.) Digitally signed by :- MANISH KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad