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

Court No. - 16 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 15113 of 2023 Applicant :- Atul Kumar Verma Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home 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 Ms Charu Singh, the learned AGA for the State and perused the records.

¶2The instant application has been filed seeking release of the applicant on bail in Case Crime No. 371 of 2023, under Sections 420, 409, 109 IPC, Police Station Kotwali Nagar, District Barabanki.

¶3The aforesaid case has been registered on the basis of an FIR lodged on 25.03.2023 against six named persons, including the applicant, alleging that the informant had made some investments in Lifelong Multi State Cooperative Society and Sangarsh Total Solution Infra Built Pvt. Ltd. but upon maturity neither his amount was repaid nor the sale deed was executed in his favour. The applicant has been implicated in the present case because he is son of co-accused Om Prakash Verma who is CMD of the company.

¶4The applicant's involvement in total 61 cases of similar nature has been disclosed in para 2 of the supplementary affidavit filed today, in 33 of which he has been granted bail.

¶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 applicant has already been granted bail in eighteen other cases of similar nature coupled with the fact that the applicant is languishing in jail since 12.06.2023 and as per statement of learned counsel for applicant even charges have not been framed till date, I am of the view that the applicant is entitled to be released on bail in the present case also.

¶7Accordingly, this bail application stands allowed.

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