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

Court No. - 16 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 15107 of 2023 Applicant :- Om Prakash Verma Opposite Party :- State Of U.P Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Civil Secrt. 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, Sri Jayant Singh Tomar, the learned AGA-I for the State and perused the records.

¶2The instant application has been filed seeking release of the applicants on bail in Case Crime No. 269 of 2022, under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471, 504, 506, 109 IPC, Police Station Rampur Kalan, District Sitapur.

¶3The aforesaid case has been registered on the basis of an F.I.R. lodged on 14.10.2022 against three persons, not including the applicant, stating that the informant had made some investments in Life Long Multi State Agro Cooperative Society Ltd. and he had persuaded 35 other persons also to make investments in the company but no returns were paid on the invested money.

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

¶5The applicant has falsely been implicated in the present case because he is Managing Director of the company and he is involved in total of 51 cases of similar nature. The applicant has been granted bail in 28 of those cases. He is languishing in jail since 18.05.2023 and merely charges have been framed in November, 2023 and not a single witness has been examined till date and co-accused person Sangam Kumar Verma has already been granted bail by means of an order dated 16.12.2023.

¶6The learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for bail but he could not dispute the aforesaid aspects of the matter.

¶7Having considered the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case 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 case.

¶8Accordingly, this bail application stands allowed.

¶9Let 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 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