Vandana Yadav v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Home, Lucknow

Court No. - 16 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 13162 of 2023 Applicant :- Vandana Yadav Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Home, Lucknow Counsel for Applicant :- Amar Nath Dubey,Anil Kumar Yadav Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Subhash Vidyarthi,J.

¶1Heard Sri Amar Nath Dubey, 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. 655 of 2023, under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471 I.P.C. and Section 6/9 Examination Act, 1982, registered at Police Station Thakurganj, District Lucknow.

¶3The aforesaid case has been registered on the basis of an F.I.R. lodged on 24.09.2023 alleging that in place of a candidate Pratibha Devi the applicant was appearing in the examination being held by U.P. Subordinate Services Selection Commission for appointment to the post. of Mukhya Sevika

¶4In the affidavit filed in support of bail application it has been stated that the applicant is innocent, she has been falsely implicated in the present case and she has no criminal history.

¶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 the applicant is a woman aged about 25 years having no previous criminal history and she is languishing in jail since 24.09.2023 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-Vandana Yadav be released on bail in the aforesaid 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 :- 7.11.2023 Ram. High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench