Kamta Shukla v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy., Home Deptt., Lucknow and Another

Court No. - 16 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 438 CR.P.C. No. - 2816 of 2023 Applicant :- Kamta Shukla Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy., Home Deptt., Lucknow And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Vyas Narayan Shukla Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Subhash Vidyarthi,J.

¶1Heard Sri Prakhar Mishra, Advocate holding brief of Sri Vyas Narayan Shukla, learned counsel for the applicant as well as Sri Anant Pratap Singh, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record.

¶2The instant bail application has been filed seeking anticipatory bail in case crime No. 319 of 2021, under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 I.P.C, registered at Police Station Krishna Nagar, District Lucknow.

¶3The aforesaid case has been registered on the basis of a F.I.R. lodged by Sub Divisional Officer of Electricity Sub Station on

31.07.2022 against three persons, including the applicant, stating that the L.D.A. had prohibited granting electricity service connection in newly constructed residential colony in Pandit Khera, Ali Nagar Sunhara, Police Station Krishna Nagar and taking advantage thereof, the accused persons prepared fake documents in respect of as many as 14 houses and granted fake electricity connections and installed electricity meters. Upon checking, the documents were found to be fake and it was found that the meters related to Districts Raebareli, Unnao and Hardoi.

¶4Having considered the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and keeping in view the nature of allegations and the maximum punishment which can be imposed in case of applicant's conviction, I am of the view that the aforesaid facts do not warrant exercise of discretion of this Court by granting pre arrest bail to applicant

¶5The bail application stands rejected accordingly. However, in case the applicant files an application for grant of bail, the same shall be considered and decided on its merits, without being influenced by any observations made in this order. (Subhash Vidyarthi,J.) Order Date :- 8.12.2023 Preeti. High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench