Om Prakash Verma v. State of U.P. Thru, Prin. Secy. Home Civil Sectt. Lko

Court No. - 16 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 15043 of 2023 Applicant :- Om Prakash Verma Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru, Prin. Secy. Home Civil Sectt. Lko Counsel for Applicant :- Ajeet Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Subhash Vidyarthi,J.

¶1Heard Sri Ajeet Kumar, the learned counsel for the applicant as well as Sri Akhilesh Kumar Vyas, the learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record.

¶2The instant application has been filed seeking release of the applicant on bail in Case Crime No. 283 of 2023, under Section 406, 420, 467, 468, 471, 120-B IPC, registered at Police Station Kotwali Nagar, District Barabanki.

¶3The aforesaid case has been registered on the basis of F.I.R. lodged on 07.03.2023 against six persons, including the applicant, in furtherance of an application under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C, stating that on the suggestion of the co-accused Arvind Singh, the informant had made some investment in S.T.S company under allurement of 15% per month interest but after maturity, no amount was paid to the informant.

¶4In the supplementary affidavit filed today in support of the bail application, it has been stated that the applicant has been implicated in 52 other cases of similar nature and the learned counsel for the applicant has stated that the applicant has already been granted bail in 28 other cases.

¶5The learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer of the 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 the company and the applicant is the President in the company and the co-accused persons, namely, Sharad Kumar Verma, Gunjan Verma and Arvind Singh have been granted bail by means of orders dated 22.11.2023, 16.12.2023 & 01.11.2023 respectively and that the applicant has already been granted bail in 28 other cases of similar nature and without making any observations which may affect the merits of the case, I am of the view that the applicant is also entitled to be released on bail.

¶7Accordingly, this bail application stands allowed.

¶8Let the applicant-Om Prakash 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 the 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 :- 20.12.2023 Pradeep/- High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench