Dr. Umakant v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. of Home Civil Sectt. Lko

Court No. - 16 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 11614 of 2023 Applicant :- Dr. Umakant Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Of Home Civil Sectt. Lko Counsel for Applicant :- Suresh Chandra Verma,Praveen Kumar Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Subhash Vidyarthi,J.

¶1Heard Sri Suresh Chandra Verma, the learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Rao Narendra Singh, learned A.G.A.-I for the State and perused the records.

¶2The instant application has been filed seeking release of the applicant on bail in Case Crime No. 382 of 2022, under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471, 120-B I.P.C. and Section 66 D of Information Technology Act, registered at Police Station Hazratganj, District Lucknow.

¶3The aforesaid case has been registered on the basis of an F.I.R. lodged on 04.11.2022 against Uptron Powertronics Limited and Kuldeep Singh besides some unknown persons alleging commission of illegalities in NEET Examination, 2021 by making unauthorized interference in the original data base and official website of Ayush Department. The applicant has been implicated in the present case as he was the officer incharge working in the Directorate of Ayush.

¶4The learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that eight co-accused persons have already been granted bail in the present case and the copies of their bail orders have been annexed with the supplementary affidavit filed on behalf of the applicant. The co-accused Satya Narain Singh, Director Ayush has already been granted bail in the present case by means of an order dated 24.05.2023, passed by the learned Sessions Court.

¶5In 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.

¶6The learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for bail but he could not dispute the aforesaid aspects of the matter.

¶7As eight co-accused persons have already been granted bail in the present case including co-accused Satya Narain Singh, who had been posted as Director Ayush, and keeping in view the fact that that the applicant has no previous criminal history and he is languishing in jail since 18.11.2022 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 also on bail in the aforesaid crime on the ground of parity.

¶8Accordingly, this bail application stands allowed.

¶9Let the applicant-Dr. Umakant 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 :- 17.11.2023 Ram. High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench