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Santosh Gupta @ Santosh Kumar Gupta v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home U.P. Lko.

Allahabad HC24 Jan 2025BAIL/233/2025

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What is this about?

Bail granted — S.439 CrPC — Santosh Gupta @ Santosh Kumar Gupta — CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. 233 of 2025 — Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench — Case Crime No. 0577/2020, Sections 409, 420, 467, 468, 471 & 120(B) IPC — alleged non-payment of profit on investments — applicant involved in 72 other cases, bail orders in 60 — co-accused granted bail 03.11.2023 — decided 24.1.2025 — Judge Subhash Vidyarthi.

What did the court decide?

Bail granted: the applicant was accepted to be released on bail in Case Crime No. 0577 of 2020 upon furnishing a personal bond and two sureties of equal amount, subject to the stated undertakings. ¶14

Santosh Gupta @ Santosh Kumar Gupta vs State of U.P. Thru… — Bail and Remand | Allahabad HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Bail granted: the applicant was accepted to be released on bail in Case Crime No. 0577 of 2020 upon furnishing a personal bond and two sureties of equal amount, subject to the stated undertakings.

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Issue for consideration

Whether the applicant, Santosh Gupta @ Santosh Kumar Gupta, named accused in Case Crime No. 0577 of 2020 registered under Sections 409, 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120(B) IPC in district Lucknow, should be released on bail under Section 439 CrPC.

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Court's answer

In the light of the facts stated above (bail history, co-accused similarly placed already released), the Court was of the opinion that the applicant is entitled to be released on bail.

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Ratio / Principle

The applicant was ordered to be released on bail in the above case subject to his furnishing a personal bond and two sureties of equal amount to the satisfaction of the Magistrate/court concerned.

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Key takeaways

Release was made subject to the further undertakings that the applicant shall neither tamper with prosecution evidence (condition (i)) nor exert pressure upon witnesses of the prosecution side (condition (ii)), and that he shall remain present on the trial date fixed by the trial court (condition (iii)).ratio¶17

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), Court No. 29 — CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. 233 of 2025 (Neutral Citation 2025:AHC-LKO:4962), decided 24.1.2025 by Hon'ble Subhash Vidyarthi, J.: bail granted under Section 439 CrPC to applicant Santosh Gupta @ Santosh Kumar Gupta in Case Crime No. 0577 of 2020, registered under Sections 409, 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120(B) IPC in district Lucknow. A complaint dated 10.07.2020 alleged that the complainant's investments with a stock broker and in co-operative society companies yielded no profit. Seven co-accused were already released on bail; annexures showed the applicant involved in 72 other cases with bail orders passed in 60 of like nature; and a co-accused director of the same companies had been granted bail on 03.11.2023 (Bail Application No. 13004/2023). Considering these facts the Court held the applicant entitled to release on bail and accepted the application, subject to a personal bond and two sureties of equal amount to the satisfaction of the Magistrate/court concerned, and undertakings not to tamper with prosecution evidence, not to pressurise prosecution witnesses, and to appear on the trial date fixed by the trial court.

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:4962

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Court No. - 29

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Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 233 of 2025

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Applicant :- Santosh Gupta @ Santosh Kumar Gupta Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home U.P. Lko. Counsel for Applicant :- Ashok Kumar Mishra Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

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Hon'ble Subhash Vidyarthi,J.

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पप् र ार्थी कके वविदप्रान अधधिविकप्रा शश्री अशशोक ककमप् र ा वमशप्रा तरप्रा रप्राज्य सरकप् र ा कके वविदप्रान अधधिविकप्रा शश्री अवभिष क े ककमप् र ा धससिंह कशो सकनप्रा तरप्रा पतप्राविलश्री कप्रा पररशश्रीलन वकयप्रा।

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पप् र ार्थी दप् र ाप्रा पस्तकत पपूरक शपर-पत अवभिलकेख पर धलयप्रा जप्रातप्रा हहै।

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दण्ड पवक्रियप्रा ससिंवहतप्रा ककी धिप् र ाप्रा 439 कके अन्तररत पस्तकत इस पप् र ारनप्रा-पत दप् र ाप्रा पप् र ार्थी नके म क दमप्रा अपरप्राधि ससिंख्यप्रा 0577 सन 2020 अन्तररत धिप् र ाप्रा 409, 420, 467, 468, 471 एविसिं 120(B) भिप्रा०द०ववि० रप्रानप्रा रशोमतश्री नरर, जनपद लखनऊ मम जमप्रानत पर ररहप्रा वकए जप्रानके कप्रा अनकरशोधि वकयप्रा हहै।

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उपरशोक परम सपूचनप्रा ररपशोरर वदनप्रासिंक 10.07.2020 कशो पप् र ार्थी सवहत चप् र ा व्यवकययों कके वविरुद्ध यह कहतके हहए धलखप्राई रई वक वशकप्रायतकतप्ा नके अनश्री बकधलयन रटकेडर तरप्रा आई र वविजन इणण्डयप्रा क्रिकेवडर कशो-आपरकेवरवि सशोसप्राइरश्री धलवमरकेड मम वनविकेश वकयप्रा रप्रा , वकन्तक उसकके वनविकेश पर कशोई लप्राभि नहहीं वदयप्रा रयप्रा।

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इस पकरण मम 7 अन्य सह-अवभिय क यों कशो जमप्रानत पर ररहप्रा वकयके जप्रानके कप्रा आदकेश हशो च क प्रा हहै।

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पप् र ारनप्रा पत कके सप् र ा ससिंलग्न शपर -पत कके पस्तर 13 मम 72 अन्य मप्रामलयों मम पप् र ार्थी ककी ससिंधलप् त प्रा दशप्ाई रई हहै र , जशो सभिश्री समप्रान पककवत कके हह तरप्रा पप् र ार्थी कशो ऐसश्री हश्री पककवत कके 60 अन्य मप्रामलयों मम जमप्रानत पर ररहप्रा वकए जप्रानके कप्रा आदकेश हशो च क प्रा हहै।

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सह-अवभिय क आशश्रीष वतविप् र ाश्री , जशो वक पप् र ार्थी कके हश्री समप्रान उपरशोक कम्पवनययों मम वनदकेशक रके, कशो जमप्रानत पप् र ारनप्रा पत ससिंख्यप्रा 13004 सन 2023 मम पप् र ारत आदकेश वदनप्रासिंक 03.11.2023 दप् र ाप्रा जमप्रानत पर ररहप्रा वकए जप्रानके कप्रा आदकेश हशो च क प्रा हहै।

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उपरशोक तथ्ययों कके आलशोक मम न्यप्रायप्रालय कप्रा मत हहै वक पप् र ार्थी भिश्री जमप्रानत पर ररहप्रा वकए जप्रानके कप्रा अधधिकप् र ाश्री हहै।

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तद्नकसप् र ा , जमप्रानत पप् र ारनप्रा-पत सव ् ि शकप ्री ् र ा वकयप्रा जप्रातप्रा हहै।

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आविकेदक ससिंतशोष रकप्तप्रा उरर ससिंतशोष ककमप् र ा रकप्तप्रा कशो वनम्नधलधखत शतरसिं कके अधिश्रीन ससिंबसिंधधित मधजस्रटकेर/न्यप्रायप्रालय ककी ससिंतकवष्टि कके अनकसप् र ा एक व्यवकरत बसिंधिपत और समप्रान रप्रावश ककी दशो जमप्रानतम पस्तकत करनके पर उपरशोक मप्रामलके मम जमप्रानत पर ररहप्रा वकयप्रा जप्राए: -

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(i) आविकेदक अवभियशोजन सप्राक्ष्य कके सप् र ा छकेड़छप्राड़ नहहीं करकेरप्रा;

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(ii) आविकेदक अवभियशोजन पक्ष कके रविप्राहयों पर दबप्रावि नहहीं डप्रालकेरप्रा;

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(iii) आविकेदक रटप्रायल कशोरर दप् र ाप्रा तय ककी रई पत्य क े तप् र ाश्रीख पर उपणस्रत हशोरप्रा।

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[Subhash Vidyarthi,J.]

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Order Date :- 24.1.2025 Ankit

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Digitally signed by :- ANKIT SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench

Santosh Gupta @ Santosh Kumar Gupta v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home U.P. Lko.

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