Sangam Verma @ Sangam Kumar Verma v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home, U.P. Lucknow

Court No. - 16 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 13766 of 2023 Applicant :- Sangam Verma @ Sangam Kumar Verma Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home, U.P. Lucknow Counsel for Applicant :- Ajay Deep Verma,Arvind Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Subhash Vidyarthi,J.

¶1Counter affidavit filed by the State is taken on record.

¶2Heard Sri Arvind Kumar, the learned counsel for the applicant as well as Sri Gyanendra Singh, the learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record.

¶3The instant application has been filed seeking release of the applicant on bail in Case Crime No.25 of 2023, under Sections 409, 420, 467, 468, 471, 34 I.P.C. registered at Police Station-Kotwali Nagar, District-Barabanki.

¶4The aforesaid case has been registered on the basis of F.I.R. lodged on 06.01.2023 against six persons including the applicant, alleging that the informant had paid some amount for obtaining a plot in Sankalp City which was being developed S.T.S. Infra Developers Builders but neither any plot was given to him nor was his money refunded.

¶5In the affidavit filed in support of the bail application, it has been stated that the applicant is one of the director of the aforesaid company and he has falsely been implicated in the present case.

¶6The applicant's involvement in 59 cases of similar role has been disclosed in the affidavit filed in support of the bail application, in 43 of which, the applicant is already granted bail.

¶7The learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer of the 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 is languishing in jail since 29.07.2022, without making any observations which may affect the merits of the case, I am of the view that the applicant is entitled to be released on bail.

¶9Accordingly, this bail application stands allowed.

¶10Let the applicant-Sangam Verma @ Sangam 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 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