Sangam Kumar Verma @ Sangam Verma v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home, U.P. Lucknow

Court No. - 16 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 14823 of 2023 Applicant :- Sangam Kumar Verma @ Sangam Verma Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home, U.P. Lucknow 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 A.G.A. for the State and also perused the material placed on record.

¶2The present bail application has been filed on behalf of the applicant in Case Crime/FIR No.439 of 2022, under Sections 419, 420, 504 I.P.C., Police Station-Mahmudabad, District-Sitapur, with the prayer to enlarge him on bail.

¶3Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that applicant is innocent person and has been falsely implicated in the case and he is in jail since 29.07.2022. The applicant's involvement in 59 cases has been disclosed in para 15 of the affidavit, in 30 cases the applicant has been granted bail. He further submitted that co-accused, namely, Nandani Vishwakarma, having identical role, has already been granted bail by this Court, vide order dated 20.03.2023 passed in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No.3788 of 2023. In these circumstances, the applicant is also entitled for bail. In case of being enlarged on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail.

¶4Learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the applicant but has fairly conceded that similarly situated co-accused, namely, Nandani Vishwakarma has already been granted bail.

¶5Considering the submissions made by learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.G.A. and going through the record as well as order of co-accused, this Court is of the view that it is a fit case for bail. The bail application is allowed on the ground of parity.

¶6Let the applicant-Sangam Kumar Verma @ Sangam Verma, who is involved in aforementioned case crime be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the 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 :- 16.12.2023 Pradeep/- High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench