HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 10216 of 2026 Court No. - 71 HON'BLE RAJIV LOCHAN SHUKLA, J. 1. Heard Learned counsel for the applicant and Learned A.G.A. for the State as well as perused the record. 2. The present anticipatory bail application has been filed on behalf of the applicant in Case Crime No.2280 of 2018, under Section 3/7 of Essential Commodities Act, 1955, Section 43 and 66-C of the Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2000, Section 417, 409 and 120-B I.P.C., P.S. Indrapuram, District Ghaziabad, with a prayer to enlarge him on anticipatory bail as the applicant apprehends his arrest in the abovementioned case. 3. This is a second anticipatory bail application. The first anticipatory bail application was moved by the applicant, which was numbered as ABAIL No.14800 of 2021. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant has contended that the first anticipatory bail application was dismissed for want of prosecution and not on merits. He has further contended that initially the FIR was lodged for offences under Section 3/7 of the E.C. Act and Section 43 I.T. Act, in which the first anticipatory bail application had been moved but later during investigation the police has also added Sections 409, 120-B and 417 I.P.C. Learned counsel for the applicant contends that the investigation has been pending since the year 2018 and the applicant is not stated to have absconded or not cooperated with the investigation. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Samarth Sinha, Vijay Sinha Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Harpal Singh .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) Similarly situated co-accused Dinesh Chandela and Meharchand have been granted anticipatory bail by this Court in NABAIL Nos.6417 of 2026 and 9921 of 2026. The case of the applicant stands on a similar footing. The applicant has no criminal antecedents. 4. Learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for bail but does not dispute the fact that the case of the applicant stands on a similar footing to that of the co-accused Dinesh Chandela and Meharchand. 5. I have considered the submissions made by the Learned counsels for the parties. 6. The applicant is stated to be a fair price shop agent. The offence in question is stated to be of the year 2018. The fair price shop licence of the applicant was cancelled against which the applicant filed a Writ - C No. 40620 of 2019 which was dismissed by this Court but Special Appeal No.391 of 2022 is pending consideration before this Court. Similarly situated co-accused have been granted anticipatory bail. 7. Taking into account the facts and circumstances of the case, I deem it appropriate to enlarge applicant on anticipatory bail. 8. In view of the above, the anticipatory bail application of the applicant is allowed. 9. In the event of the arrest of the applicant-Harpal Singh, he shall be released forthwith in the aforesaid case crime on anticipatory bail on furnishing a personal bond and surety to the satisfaction of the Station House Officer of the police station/Court concerned with the following conditions:- i. the applicant shall make himself available for interrogation by a police officer as and when required; ii. that 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 from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer; NABAIL No. 10216 of 2026 2 iii. that the applicant shall not leave India without the previous permission of the Court; iv. that the applicant shall not pressurize/intimidate the prosecution witness; 10. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, the Court concerned shall be at liberty to cancel the bail. 11. It is made clear that observations made hereinabove are exclusively for deciding the instant anticipatory bail application and are not to be considered to be an opinion on the merits of the case. September 30, 2026 A. Pandey NABAIL No. 10216 of 2026 3 (Rajiv Lochan Shukla,J.) Digitally signed by :- ANAND PANDEY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad