Rampal Verma v. State of U.P

Court No. - 72 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 45627 of 2019 Applicant :- Rampal Verma Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Vipin Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Krishan Pahal,J.

¶1List has been revised.

¶2Heard Sri Vipin Kumar, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Sunil Kumar, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material placed on record.

¶3The present anticipatory bail application has been filed on behalf of the applicant in Case Crime No.1126 of 2006, under Sections 120-B read with 409, 467, 468 and 471 I.P.C., Police Station Nai Mandi, District Muzaffarnagar, with a prayer to enlarge him on anticipatory bail.

¶4Learned counsel for the applicant has stated that the applicant was the cashier in the bank and similarly placed co-accused persons, namely, Saiyyad Mohammad Raza, Bishambhar Singh, Suresh Kumar Tyagi and Ravindra Gaur, have already been granted anticipatory bail by Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 24.10.2019 passed in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No.45045 of 2019. Therefore, the present applicant is also entitled for anticipatory bail on the ground of parity. There are no criminal antecedents of the applicant. Learned counsel for the applicant undertakes that he will cooperate in the investigation failing which the State can move appropriate application for cancellation of the anticipatory bail.

¶5The prayer for anticipatory bail has been vehemently opposed by the learned A.G.A. However, the aforesaid factual aspect of the parity to the co-accused has not been disputed by him.

¶6Considering the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, this Court is of the view that the applicant has made out a case for grant of anticipatory bail on the ground of parity.

¶7Accordingly, the anticipatory bail application is allowed with following directions:-

(A) In the event of arrest of the applicant-Rampal Verma involved in aforesaid case shall be released on anticipatory bail on his/her furnishing a personal bond of Rs.50,000/- with two sureties each of the like amount to the satisfaction of the Station House Officer of the police station concerned;

(B) 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;

(C) 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 her from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer; and

(D) The applicant shall not leave India without the previous permission of the Court.

¶8In default or misuse of any of the conditions, the Public Prosecutor/ Investigating Officer/ first informant-complainant is at liberty to file appropriate application for cancellation of anticipatory bail granted to the applicant. Order Date :- 30.11.2023 Ravi Kant (Krishan Pahal, J.) High Court of Judicature at Allahabad