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

Court No. - 16 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 13049 of 2023 Applicant :- Ravi Singh Verma Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru Prin. Secy Home Civil Sectt Lko Counsel for Applicant :- Anurag.S.Kaalesh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Subhash Vidyarthi,J.

¶1Heard Sri Anurag.S.Kaalesh, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Anant 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.028 of 2022, under Sections 419, 420, 452, 467, 468, 471, 120B I.P.C. and Sections 66, 66C, 43 Information Technology Act, registered at Police Station Cyber Crime, District Lucknow.

¶3The aforesaid case has been registered on the basis of an F.I.R. lodged on 16.10.2022 by an Assistant Manager of U.P. Cooperative Bank Ltd., against the Bank's former officer, R.S. Dubey and an unknown person, alleging that 8 unauthorized transactions were made on 7 accounts of the bank, through which large amount was illegally transferred. On examining CCTV footage of the cameras installed in the bank, it was found that the named accused person had entered the bank with another person and had made some unauthorized entries in the computer system. The applicant has been implicated having been identified on the basis of CCTV footage.

¶4In the affidavit filed in support of bail application, it has been stated that the applicant is innocent, he has been falsely implicated in the present case and he has no criminal history. Named accused person, Ravi Shankar Dubey @ R.S.Dubey has been granted bail by this Court by means of the order dated 01.05.2023 passed in CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No.5773 of 2023.

¶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 other named accused has already been granted bail; that that the applicant has no previous criminal history and he is languishing in jail since 21.11.2022, even charges have not been framed till date 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 Singh 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 :- 6.11.2023 prateek High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench