Ghanshyam Alias Ghanshyam Chauhan Vs State of U.P. and… — Anticipatory Bail | Allahabad HC (2025)

Ghanshyam Alias Ghanshyam Chauhan Vs State of U.P. and… — Anticipatory Bail | Allahabad HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Anticipatory bail granted under Section 438 CrPC, conditional on furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 50,000/- with two sureties of like amount to the satisfaction of the investigating officer, and compliance with the enumerated conditions (no inducement/threat/promise to witnesses; no tampering with evidence; compliance with the court's directions; no commission of a similar offence; no destruction or alteration of case-related documents; availability to assist the investigation as and when required).

Issue for consideration

Whether anticipatory bail under Section 438 CrPC ought to be granted to the applicant, who apprehends arrest in FIR/Crime No. 289/2023 registered under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468 and 471 of the penal code named in the FIR.

Court's answer

Anticipatory bail is granted: the applicant is to be released upon furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 50,000/- (printed as 'परर० 50,000/-') together with two sureties of like amount, to the satisfaction of the investigating authorities.

Ratio / Principle

The grant is subject to enumerated conditions: (i) no inducement, threat or promise to any witness to dissuade him; (ii) no tampering with or concealment of evidence; (iii) compliance with the directions issued by the court; (iv) abstention from committing any offence similar to the one for which arrest is apprehended; and (v) no alteration, deletion or destruction of documents/materials connected with the facts of the case, whether before or during custody, so as to evade detection or mislead the investigation.

Key takeaways

In reaching its decision the court kept in view the possibility of the applicant's arrest, his alleged participation, and the seriousness and end-result of the case, acting consistently with the principles indicated by the apex court in Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre (2011) 1 SCC 694; on such consideration the application was found acceptable and was accepted.ratio¶14

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Allahabad High Court (Dr. Gautam Chowdhary, J.) — Anticipatory bail application under Section 438 CrPC (No. 10055 of 2024) concerning the applicant named in FIR/Crime No. 289/2023, invoking Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471 of the penal code named in the FIR, ALLOWED by order dated 16.7.2025. Release is conditioned on a personal bond of Rs. 50,000/- with two sureties of like amount to the satisfaction of the investigating officer, and on conditions barring inducement/threat/promise to witnesses, tampering with or concealment of evidence, non-compliance with the court's directions, commission of similar offences, and destruction/alteration of documents connected with the case. The court decided after weighing the possibility of arrest, the alleged participation and the gravity/end-result of the case, with reference to the principles laid down in Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre v. State of Maharashtra, (2011) 1 SCC 694. NOTE: Hindi body-text is heavily OCR-corrupted; police-station and district names are unreadable and have been deliberately left unstated.

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:114961

Court No. - 70

Case :- CRIMINAL MISC ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 438 CR.P.C. No. - 10055 of 2024

Applicant :- Ghanshyam Alias Ghanshyam Chauhan Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Arvind Prabodh Dubey,Ashok Kumar Giri

Counsel for Opposite Party :- Satya Priya Mishra,G.A.

Hon'ble Dr. Gautam Chowdhary,J.

वररममनदमणणणकपककररअगगमजममनरपमररनमपत, आववदक घनशयममउरर घनशयममचचहमन ककओरसवमम०अ०सस० 289/2023 अनरर धमरम 419, 420, 467, 468, 471 भमररतयदणणससगहरम, रमनमककरवमलतहमटम, जजलम कमशतनररममअगगमजममनरककममरकररवहहएइसपमररनमकवसमरयकजजर गकयमरयमहहगकगररफरमरतककणसरगरममआववदकककजममनरपरररहमगकयम जमसकव।

आववदककवगवदमनअजधवकमएवसगवदमनअपरशमसककयअजधवकमककसमनम ररमपतमवलतकमपररशतलनगकयम।

आववदककवगवदमनअजधवकमदमरमपपरकशपर-पतदमजखलगकयमरयम, इसव पतमवलतपररखमजमय।

आववदककवगवदमनअजधवकमनवरकरपसरमरगकयमगकआववदकगनदरषहह, उसवउपरककधमरमओसममदवषवशरसरवपरवशमनकरनवककगनयरसवआजलपगकयम रयमहह, उसवआशसकमहहगकउसवउपरककवगर मममलवममगररफरमरगकयमजम सकरमहहजबगकउसकवगवरदककईगवशवसनतयसमकयनहहहह।पमससगरकरथय यहभतहहगकआववदकककइसमममलवममअसरररमआदवशपमपहकनवकवउपरमसरसव आववदकगवचमररनयमयमलयदमरमइसमममलवकवसतपरतकरममगनयरगरजरयय परगनयगमररपसवउपणसररहकरहमहह।उनकमयहभतरकरहहगकमममलवकव ममखयसहअगभयमकसकनमककअगगमजममनर, अगगमजममनरआववदनपतसस० 6387/2024 मम इसनयमयमलयकव अनयनयमयपतठकव आदवशगद०

14.11.2024 कवदमरमसवतकमरककजमचमककहह।उनकमकरनहहगकआववदक गवचमररऔरजमचकवदचरमनसहयकरकरनवकमवचनदवरमहहगकवहजमच एजमसतयमनयमयमलयदमरमअपवगकरसमयपरउपणसरररहवरमएवसआववदककक ओरसवयहआशवमसनगदयमरयमहहगकवहकमनपनककपगकयमममसहयकरकरनव कवजलएरहयमरहहऔरजबभतआवशयकरमहकरतवहईममनदमरतसवनयमयमलयकव समकखमदककउपलबधकरमएरमऔरउनसभतशररसककसवतकमरकरनवकवजलए भतरहयमरहह, जकनयमयमलयउसपरअजधरकगपरकरवरत।

गवदमनअपरशमसककयअजधवकमदमरमअगभयमककवअगगमजममनरकव गवरकधममयहरकरपसरमरगकयमरयमगकइसमममलवममअगभयमकककभपगमकम पररलगकरहकरहतहहररमइसघटनमममउसककभपगमकमससभमवयहह।इसजलए अगभयमकककअगगमजममनरपरममकनगकयमजमय।

यहमसपमससगरकरथयहहगक Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre vs. State of Maharashtra, (2011) 1 SCC 694 कवमममलवममममननतय उचचरमनयमयमलयदमरमयहअवधमरररगकयमरयमहहगकअगगमजममनर यमगचकमपरनयमय-गनररयनकररवसमयनयमयमलयककआरकपयककपककगरऔर रसभतररम, आरकपतककनयमगयकपगकयमसवभमरनवककससभमवनमपरगवचमरकरनम चमगहएऔरयहगकनयमयमलयककआरकपतकवगवरदउपलबधसभतसममगतकम समवधमनतसवमपलयमसकनकरनमचमगहएऔरआरकपतककवमसरगवकभपगमकमपर भतगवचमरकरनमचमगहए।

उभयपककवरकरएवसवररममनमममलवममअगगमजममनरससबसधतगवजधकव सरमगपरजसदमसरयककधयमनममरखरवहहएऔरपककमरयकवगवदमनअजधवकमओस कवकरनय, आरकपयककपककगर, आववदकककभपगमकमऔरमममलवकवसभतरथयय एवसपररणसरगरययककधयमनममरखरवहहए, मममलवकवरमर-दकषपरगबनमककई गवचमरवयकगकएअगगमजममनरककपमररनमसवतकमरगकएजमनवयकगयहह। यहअगगमजममनरआववदनपतसवतकमर गकयमजमरमहह। 8. रदनमसमर,

उपरककममकदममअपरमधससखयमममसणममजलरआववदकककगररफरमरतकक दशममम, उसवससबसजधरगवचमररनयमयमलयककससरमगषपरर० 50,000/- कम वयगकररबसधपतएवसउसतधनरमगशकवदकपगरभपपसरमरकरनवपर , सतपरतकर कवगनसरमररहकनवरकगनमनशररकवअधतनअगगमजममनरपरममकगकयम

जमएरम :-

i) आववदकअगभयकजनपककवसमकययकवसमरछवडछमडनहहकरवरम। ii) आववदकअगभयकजनपककवरवमहयककधमकमएरमयमपरवशमननहहकरवरम। iii) आववदकगवचमररनयमयमलयदमरमगनधम र ररपतयवकगरजरपरउपणसरर हकरम।

iv) आववदकउसअपरमधकवसममनककईअपरमधनहहकरवरम, जजसकमआरकप आववदकपरलरमयमरयमहहयमजजसकवगकएजमनवकमससदवहहह।

v) आववदकमममलवकवरथययसवपररगचरगकसतवयगकककपतयकयमअपतयक रपसवककईपलकभन, धमककयमवमदमनहहकरवरम, जजससववहवयगकनयमयमलय यमगकसतपमजलसअजधकमरतककरथयबरमनवसवगवममखहकजमएयमसमकययकव समरछवडछमडकरम।

उपयमरकगकसतभतशररकवउलसघनककणसरगरमम, गवचमररनयमयमलयकमनपन कवअनमसमरआववदकककजममनररदकरनवकवजलएसवरसतहकरम। Order Date :- 16.7.2025 CP.sahani

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