Smt. Mithlesh Verma v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Sectt. Lko

Court No. - 16 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 13225 of 2023 Applicant :- Smt. Mithlesh Verma Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Sectt. Lko Counsel for Applicant :- Ajeet Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Subhash Vidyarthi,J.

¶1Heard Sri Ajeet Kumar, the learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Rishikesh Verma, 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. 309 of 2022 under Sections 406, 420, 504, 506, 34 and 409 IPC, Police Station Baddusarai, District Barabanki.

¶3The aforesaid case has been registered on the basis of an FIR lodged on 28.09.2022 against seven persons and some unknown persons, alleging that the informant and his customers had made some investments in Lifelong Multi State Cooperative Society but upon maturity his amount was not repaid. The applicant has been implicated in the present case subsequently, as she is also a Director of the body in which the investment was made.

¶4The applicant's involvement in total 42 other cases has been disclosed in the supplementary affidavit filed in support of the bail application, all of which are of similar nature.

¶5Having considered the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and keeping in view the fact that the applicant has already been granted bail in 12 other cases of similar nature and that she is languishing in jail since 05.07.2022, I am of the view that the applicant is entitled to be released on bail in the present case.

¶6Accordingly, this bail application stands allowed.

¶7Let the applicant-Mithilesh Verma be released on bail in 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 prateek High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench