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. - 14848 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, learned counsel for the applicant and Ms. Parul Kant, learned AGA.

¶2The instant application has been filed seeking release of the applicant on bail in Case Crime No.463 of 2023, under Sections 420, 406, 467, 468 and 471 IPC, Police Station - Kotwali, District - Barabanki.

¶3The aforesaid case has been registered on the basis of an F.I.R. lodged on 20.04.2023 against four persons, including the applicant, stating that the informant had made some investment in STS Infra Private Ltd. but upon maturity of the investment, nothing was paid to him.

¶4The applicant has been described in the FIR as a Director. In para 15 of the affidavit filed in support in support of application, the applicant's involvement in 59 other cases of similar nature has been disclosed and the learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that the applicant has been granted bail in 30 cases.

¶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 grievance of the informant is regarding non-refund of money invested in a company and the applicant was a director in the company; that he has already been granted bail in 30 cases of similar nature and he is languishing in jail since 29.07.2022 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-Sangam Verma @ Sangam Kumar Verma be released on bail in Case Crime No.463 of 2023, under Sections 420, 406, 467, 468 and 471 IPC, Police Station -Kotwali, District -Barabanki 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