Amitabh Kumar Srivastava @ Amitabh Srivastava v. State of U.P. Thru. Secy. Home Lko.
Case brief
What is this about?
Neutral Citation 2025:AHC-LKO:25514 — CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. 2836 of 2025, High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench, decided 2.5.2025 by Hon'ble Subhash Vidyarthi, J. Bail granted to Amitabh Kumar Srivastava @ Amitabh Srivastava in Case Crime No. 13 of 2020 under Sections 409, 420, 120-B I.P.C., P.S. Gomti Nagar, Lucknow (Shine City Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. investment dispute). Key grounds: applicant in jail since 17.10.2020, charges not framed till date, trial not commenced despite more than four years; State opposed on ground of large-scale financial fraud affecting many persons; applicant reported named in 220+ FIRs concerning Shine City and granted bail in about 100 cases. Conditions imposed: no tampering with evidence, no pressurising witnesses, appearance on every trial date.
What did the court decide?
Release of the applicant on bail in Case Crime No. 13 of 2020 on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the magistrate/court concerned, subject to: (i) not tampering with prosecution evidence; (ii) not pressurising prosecution witnesses; (iii) appearing on each and every date fixed by the trial court.