Gunjan Verma v. State U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko

Court No. - 16 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 8970 of 2023 Applicant :- Gunjan Verma Opposite Party :- State U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. Counsel for Applicant :- Gauri Suwan Pandey,Deepak Singh,Vivek Chandra Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Subhash Vidyarthi,J.

¶1Heard Sri Vivek Chandra, the learned counsel for the applicant as well as the learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record.

¶2The instant application has been filed seeking release of the applicant on bail in Case Crime No. 600 of 2022, under Sections 420, 409, 34 I.P.C., registered at Police Station Kotwali Nagar, District Barabanki.

¶3The aforesaid case has been registered on the basis of an F.I.R. lodged on

23.06.2022 against nine persons, including the applicant, alleging that the informant had made some investments in STS/Sankalp Group, but upon maturity no amount was refunded to him.

¶4Learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that co-accused persons Yashwant Rawat, who is said to be looking after the matters of the company relating to land, Sharad Kumar Verma and Atul Kumar Verma, have already been granted bail in the present case by means of the orders dated 19.07.2023,

09.11.2023 and 05.09.2023 passed in Criminal Misc Bail Application Nos.3163 of 2023, 13503 of 2023 and 10872 of 2023 respectively.

¶5In 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. Applicant's criminal history of 32 cases have been disclosed in the supplementary affidavit, in 17 of which, the applicant has been granted bail.

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

¶7Having 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 applicant is also entitled to be released on bail.

¶8Accordingly, this bail application stands allowed.

¶9Let the applicant-Gunjan Verma 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 :- 28.11.2023 Preeti. High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench