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

Court No. - 16 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 14908 of 2023 Applicant :- Sharad Kumar Verma Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. Counsel for Applicant :- Vivek Chandra Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Subhash Vidyarthi,J.

¶1Heard Sri Vivek Chandra, 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 applicants on bail in Case Crime No.1003 of 2022 under Sections 420, 406, 504, 506, 409 IPC, Police Station Kotwali Nagar, District Barabanki.

¶3The aforesaid case has been registered on the basis of an F.I.R. lodged on 20.09.2022 against 11 persons, including the applicant alleging that the informant had made some investment in 'LLC Life Long Multi State Agro Cooperative Society Ltd' but no return was paid on his investment. The applicant has been implicated he happened to be a Director of the company.

¶4In the affidavit filed in support of the application, it has been stated that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case.

¶5The applicant's involvement in 43 other cases of similar nature has been disclosed in para-14 of the affidavit filed in support of the application, in 29 of which the applicant has already been granted bail. The applicant is languishing in jail since 01.07.2022.

¶6The learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that co-accused Smt. Gunjan Verma, has already been granted bail by means of an order dated 19.10.2023 passed by of this Court in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No.13372 of 2023.

¶7The learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for bail but he could not dispute the aforesaid aspects of the matter.

¶8Having considered the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and keeping in view the fact that the applicant has already been granted bail in 12 other cases of similar nature and a co-accused has already been granted bail, coupled with the fact that the applicant 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 applicant is also entitled to be released on bail in the present case.

¶9Accordingly, this bail application stands allowed.

¶10Let the applicant-Sharad 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. Order Date :- 18.12.2023 Vipul High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench