Sangam Verma @ Sangam Kumar Verma v. State of U.P Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Civil Secrt. Lko

Court No. - 16 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 14803 of 2023 Applicant :- Sangam Verma @ Sangam Kumar Verma Opposite Party :- State Of U.P Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Civil Secrt. Lko. Counsel for Applicant :- Arvind Kumar,Ajay Deep Verma Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Subhash Vidyarthi,J.

¶1Heard Sri Arvind Kumar, the learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Shaunak Singh, the learned AGA for the State and perused the records.

¶2The instant application has been filed seeking release of the applicant on bail in Case Crime No. 371 of 2023, under Sections 409, 420, 109 IPC, Police Station Kotwali Nagar, District Barabanki.

¶3The aforesaid case has been registered on the basis of an FIR lodged on 25.03.2023 against six named persons, including the applicant, alleging that the informant had made some investments in Lifelong Multi State Cooperative Society and Sangarsh Total Solution Infra Built Pvt. Ltd. but upon maturity neither his amount was repaid nor the sale deed was executed in his favour. The applicant has been implicated in the present case subsequently, as he is also a Director of the body in which the investment was made.

¶4The applicant's involvement in total 59 cases of similar nature has been disclosed in para 15 of the affidavit filed in support of the bail application, in 26 of which he has been granted bail.

¶5The learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that co-accused Sharad Kumar Verma, has already been granted bail in the present case by means of an order dated 29.11.2023 passed by this Court in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No.14022 of 2023.

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

¶7Having considered the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and keeping in view the fact that the applicant has already been granted bail in 26 other cases of similar nature, coupled with the fact that the applicant is languishing in jail since 29.07.2022 and merely charges have been framed in November, 2023, I am of the view that the applicant is entitled to be released on bail in the present case also.

¶8Accordingly, this bail application stands allowed.

¶9Let the applicant-Sangam Verma @ Sangam Kumar 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 :- 15.12.2023 Preeti. High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench