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

Court No. - 16 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 14844 of 2023 Applicant :- Sangam Kumar Verma @ Sangam Verma Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. Counsel for Applicant :- Arvind Kumar,Ajay Deep Verma Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Subhash Vidyarthi,J.

¶1Heard Sri Arvind Kumar, learned counsel for the applicant, Mr. Parul Kant, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the records.

¶2The instant application has been filed seeking release of the applicant on bail in Case Crime No.317 of 2022, under Sections 419, 420, 408 I.P.C., registered at Police Station Mahmoodabad, District Sitapur.

¶3The aforesaid case has been registered on the basis of an F.I.R. lodged on 21.07.2022 against eight persons, including the applicant, alleging that the informant had invested some amount in STS/Sankalp Group for purchasing a plot of land but neither land was given to her nor was her money refunded.

¶4In the affidavit filed in support of bail application, it has been stated that the applicant is one of Director of the Company and he has been implicated in the present case because he is employee of co-accused, Om Prakash Sharma, who is C.M.D. of the Company. The applicant's criminal history of 59 cases has been disclosed in para 16 of the affidavit and in 30 of which he has already 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 grievance of the informant regarding non transfer of land or refund of her money by the Company and the applicant does not hold any principal position of the Company, 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-Sangam Kumar Verma @ Sangam Verma be released on bail in Case Crime No.317 of 2022, under Sections 419, 420, 408 I.P.C., registered at Police Station Mahmoodabad, District Sitapur 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 :- 16.12.2023 Pradeep/- High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench