Amitabh Kumar Srivastava @ Amitabh Srivastava v. State of U.P. Thru. Secy. Home Lko.
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench (Subhash Vidyarthi, J.), Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 2834 of 2025, decided 02.05.2025: bail granted to Amitabh Kumar Srivastava @ Amitabh Srivastava in Shine City Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. financial-fraud case (Case Crime No. 1370 of 2019, Sections 409/420/467/468/471/120-B IPC, PS Gomti Nagar, Lucknow). Key grounds: over four years' custody since 17.10.2020, charges not framed, trial not commenced. Context: applicant formerly Additional Director (resigned 05.12.2019), named in 220+ FIRs relating to Shine City disputes, claims bail already granted in about 100 cases; State opposed citing large-scale fraud affecting many persons.
What did the court decide?
Applicant to be released on bail on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the magistrate/court concerned, subject to conditions: (i) not to tamper with prosecution evidence; (ii) not to pressurize prosecution witnesses; (iii) to appear on each and every date fixed by the trial court.