Smt. Mithlesh Verma v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. (Home) Civil Sectt. Lko

Court No. - 16 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 14444 of 2023 Applicant :- Smt. Mithlesh Verma Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. (Home) Civil Sectt. Lko Counsel for Applicant :- Ajeet Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Subhash Vidyarthi,J.

¶1Heard Sri Ajeet Kumar, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Ayush Sharma, the learned State Counsel and perused the records.

¶2The instant application has been filed seeking release of the applicant on bail in Case Crime No.1003 of 2022, under Sections 406, 420, 409, 506, 504 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 02.09.2022 against 11 persons, including the applicant, alleging that the informant's customers had made investments in L.L.C Multi State Agro Cooperative Society Ltd. under allurement of lucrative return but upon maturity the money was not refunded to the complainant.

¶4In the affidavit filed in support of bail application, it has been stated that the applicant is innocent and she has been falsely implicated in the present case on the basis of wrong averments made in the FIR. The informant had made investment in LLC Multistate Agro Co-operative Society Ltd., under various schemes under which they had to be given maturity amount upon completion of investments for various periods. The investors did not deposit the complete amount by paying all the installments rather they filed the FIR. The applicant's criminal history of 43 cases has been disclosed in para 24 of the affidavit, in 19 of which he has been granted bail.

¶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 66 years old lady and she is languishing in jail since 17.01.2023 not even a single witness has been examined till date 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-Smt. Mithlesh 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. Order Date :- 7.12.2023 Pradeep/- High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench