Sangam Verma v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko

Court No. - 16 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 12852 of 2023 Applicant :- Sangam Verma Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. Counsel for Applicant :- Arvind Kumar,Ajay Deep Verma Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Subhash Vidyarthi,J.

¶1Heard Sri Arvind Kumar, the learned counsel for the applicant, the learned AGA for the State and perused the records.

¶2The instant application has been filed seeking release of the applicant on bail in Case Crime No. 645 of 2022. under Sections 409, 420, 467, 468, 471, 504, 506, 109 IPC, Police Station Kotwali Nagar, District Barabanki.

¶3The aforesaid case has been registered on the basis of an FIR lodged on 02.07.2022 against eight persons, including the applicant, alleging that the informant had made some investments in STS/Sankalp Group but upon maturity his amount was not repaid. The applicant has been implicated in the present case subsequently, as he is also a Director of the body in which the investment was made. No specific role has been levelled against him.

¶4The applicant's involvement in total 59 other cases has been disclosed in para 14 of the affidavit filed in support of the bail application, all of which are of similar nature.

¶5The learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that the applicant has been granted bail in two other cases of similar nature, namely, Case Crime Nos. 978 of 2021 and 667 of 2022, Police Station Kotwali Nagar, Barabanki, by means of orders dated 18.09.2023 passed by this Court in Criminal Misc. Bail Application Nos. 11202 of 2023 and 11206 of 2023 respectively.

¶6Having considered the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and keeping in view the fact that the applicant has already been granted bail in two other cases of similar nature and that she is languishing in jail since 29.07.2022, I am of the view that the applicant is entitled to be released on bail in the present case.

¶7Accordingly, this bail application stands allowed.

¶8Let the applicant-Sangam Verma be released on bail in Case Crime No. 645 of 2022. under Sections 409, 420, 467, 468, 471, 504, 506, 109 IPC, Police Station Kotwali Nagar, District Barabanki 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 :- 1.11.2023 prateek High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench