Ravi Verma v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin Secy. Home Civil Sectt. Lko

Court No. - 16 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 12285 of 2023 Applicant :- Ravi Verma Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin Secy. Home Civil Sectt. Lko Counsel for Applicant :- Yogeshwar Sharan Srivastava Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Subhash Vidyarthi,J.

¶1Heard Sri Yogeshwar Sharan Srivastava, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Rakesh Kumar Singh, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the records.

¶2The instant application has been filed seeking release of the applicant on bail in Case Crime No.495 of 2022, under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471 I.P.C. and 66D Information Technology Act, registered at Police Station Kotwali, District Gonda.

¶3The aforesaid case has been registered on the basis of an F.I.R. lodged on 04.08.2021 alleging that some unknown persons have created a portal, resembling Government's portal and they are engaged in preparation of fake birth and death certificates.

¶4In the affidavit filed in support of bail application, it has been stated that the applicant is 23 years old innocent person, he has been falsely implicated in the present case and he has no criminal history. The applicant is languishing in jail since 02.09.2023. Co-accused persons Rohit Kumar, Abhay Srivastava, Krishna Kumar Kanaujia have been granted bail by this court by means of the orders dated

16.01.2023, 25.11.2022 and 12.12.2022 passed in CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION Nos.608 of 2023, 12299 of 2022 and 14509 of 2022 respectively.

¶5The learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for bail but he could not dispute the aforesaid aspects of the matter.

¶6Having considered the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and keeping in view the fact that three co-accused have been granted bail; that the applicant has no previous criminal history and he is languishing in jail since 02.09.2023 and without making any observation, which may affect the merits of the case, I am of the view that the aforesaid facts are sufficient for making out a case for enlargement of the applicant on bail in the aforesaid crime.

¶7Accordingly, this bail application stands allowed.

¶8Let the applicant-Ravi Verma be released on bail in aforementioned case on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of magistrate/court concerned, subject to following conditions:-

(i) the applicant shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence;

(ii) the applicant shall not pressurize the prosecution witnesses;

(iii) the applicant shall appear on each and every date fixed by the trial court. (Subhash Vidyarthi, J.) Order Date :- 16.10.2023 prateek High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench