Amrish Saini v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko

Court No. - 16 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 11348 of 2022 Applicant :- Amrish Saini Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. Counsel for Applicant :- Amrendra Singh Somvanshi,Amarjeet Singh,Manish Kumar,Rishi Raj,Umesh Singh,Vivek Kumar Shukla Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Subhash Vidyarthi,J.

¶1Heard Sri Umesh Singh learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Arpit Kumar, learned A.G.A.-I for the State and perused the record.

¶2The instant application has been filed seeking release of the applicant on bail in Case Crime No.503 of 2022, under Section 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act, registered at Police Station Paliya, District Lakhimpur Kheri.

¶3The aforesaid case has been registered on the basis of an F.I.R. lodged on 28.08.2022 alleging that the applicant had demanded Rs. 15,000/- bribe for performing his official duty and he was arrested red handed during a trap.

¶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.

¶5Supplementary affidavit has been filed on behalf of the applicant stating that although the applicant is languishing in jail since 29.08.2022, even charges have not been framed till date.

¶6Having considered the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case 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 applicants on bail in the aforesaid crime.

¶7Accordingly, this bail application stands allowed.

¶8Let the applicant-Amrish Saini 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. Order Date :- 20.11.2023 Renu/- High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench