Amitabh Kumar Srivastava @ Amitabh Srivastava v. State of U.P. Thru. Secy. Home U.P. Lko.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bail granted; prolonged undertrial detention; trial not commenced in over four years; charges not framed. Applicant: Amitabh Kumar Srivastava @ Amitabh Srivastava (claimed ex-Additional Director, resigned 05.12.2019; named in 220+ FIRs; bail in about 100 cases). Offences: Sections 409, 420, 467, 468, 471, 120-B IPC; Case Crime No. 896 of 2020, P.S. Gomti Nagar, Lucknow; Shine City Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. investment-fraud allegations. Court: Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench, Court No. 15; Judge: Subhash Vidyarthi, J.; Order date: 2.5.2025; Neutral Citation 2025:AHC-LKO:25531; Case: CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. 3725 of 2025. Relief: release on personal bond and two sureties, with conditions (no tampering, no pressurizing witnesses, appearance on all dates).
What did the court decide?
Applicant Amitabh Kumar Srivastava @ Amitabh Srivastava to be released on bail in Case Crime No. 896 of 2020 on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount, 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.