Ashok Singh Vs State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko.

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:9936

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Court No. - 12

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Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 923 of 2025

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Applicant :- Ashok Singh Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko.

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Counsel for Applicant :- Manoj Kumar Mishra,Ajay Kumar Verma,Shubham Kumar Verma,Vinay Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Gaurav Mani,Lalla Chauhan

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Hon'ble Saurabh Lavania,J.

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Heard Shri Manoj Kumar Mishra, learned counsel for the applicant, Shri Ajay Kumar Srivastava, learned A.G.A. for the State and Shri Lalla Chauhan, learned counsel for the informant and perused the record.

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The present bail application has been filed by the applicant in F.I.R./Case Crime No.828/2024, under Sections 409, 420 I.P.C., Police Station- Dewa, District-Barabanki.

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While pressing the instant application, learned counsel for the applicant submitted that the applicant is innocent and he has falsely been implicated in the present case.

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It is stated that the applicant was appointed in the Society, known as Timecity Multi State Cooperative Society Ltd. (in short "Society") on the post of Vice President and this 'Society' is registered under the State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002 and when the applicant was appointed on the post of Vice President the main person of the 'Society' was C.P. Shukla and he continued on the post of Chairman till 15th September, 2017. Upon resignation of C.P. Shukla from the post of Chairman in the election, the co-accused Pankaj Kumar Pathak was elected as Chairman on 02.01.2020 and prior to that co-accused Pankaj Pathak was discharging his duty as Incharge Chairman.

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It is also stated that according to the F.I.R. bearing No.0828/2024, dated 03.12.2024 lodged at Police StationDewa, District- Barabanki under Sections 406, 419, 420, 467, 468, 471 I.P.C. the basis of the pending criminal proceedings before the Court concerned, the informant deposited, Rs.3,00,000/- in the Society in a scheme which relates to providing land in lieu of the double of the amount deposited in

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the Society.

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It is also stated that the contents of the F.I.R. indicates that after various meetings with the officers of the 'Society' on the issue of availing of the benefit of the scheme of the 'Society' the informant being satisfied after taking note of the relevant documents of the land related to the said scheme, i.e. map, sale deeds, revenue entries (Khasra and Khatauni) and other documents, such as documents related to RERA and LDA deposited the amount in the 'Society'. The relevant portion of the F.I.R. referred to above is extracted herein under :-

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FD, RD, MIS. "उपररोक्त कम्पननिययों मम पप् र ार्थी दप् र ाप्रा उनिककी इन्ववेस्टमवेन्ट यरोजनिप्रा मम Daily Deposit तरप्रा अन्य स्ककीमयों मम लगभग 3,00,000/-(ततीनि लप्राख रूपयवे) जमप्रा नकयवे गयवे रवे और उपररको नवपनक्त ्षियय दपों ् र ा प यह नवश्रा ्वपस नद्रा लपि यप्रा गयप्रा रप्रा नक जमप्रा र्रा ुपयप ममैच्यरररटतो कपी समय आन्रा िवे पर ब्यपज सनहत समय स्रा वे भभुगतपन्रा ि हर जपो एगप्रा यप्रा जमप्रा नकय्रा गय धनि सवे दिभुगभुनित ककी मत ककी जमती नी ि कप ब्रा नमै िपमप्रा पप्रा ् र ा र क्थी वे पक्षि मम कर नदयपि जप्रा य्रा वेगप।्रा नवपक्षित दपी ् र ा प पप्रा ् र ा र कर्थी नवशो ्वपस म्रा म लवेनिवे हवेतभु लखनिऊ हवेड ऑनफिस मम कई बप् र ा पप् र ा त करी बभुलपकर एव्रा वं कई बप् र ा पप् र ा र क्थी वे पपस स्रा वय् वं आकर मभुलपकप्रा त नकयप्रा गयप्रा एव्रा वं अपनिवे सपथरयय्रा कों वे सप् र ा कई बप् र ा पप् र ा र स्थी वे मतनटी वंग करकवे अपनित की वं पननियय मों म सवंबवंथधत बहहत सप् र ा त , दसि तप् व्रा वेज नदखपि कर तरप्रा आरबत्रा आई सी वे पपप्रा ्त लपइस्रा मस नदखपि कर व अपन्रा ित जमती नी प्ललटयॉ , खसरप, कवे निकश् वे बनमै िपम्रा खततनौ ित आनदी कपि गज और र्रा रपवे एल डत्रा ए दपी ् र ा प अप्रा प्रूव्ड प्लपनन्रा िवंग कवे दसि तप् व्रा वेज नदखपि य्रा वे गयवे। नदिनिप्रावंक 21.11.2023 पप् र ार्थी निवे नहवंदिती दिमैननिक समप्राचप् र ा पत्र अमर उजप्रालप्रा मम एक खबर पढती नक टप्राइमथसटती गभुप अपनिवे ननिववेशकयों कप्रा कररोडयों कवे हडप कर फिरप् र ा हरो गई हमै। खबर पढ कर पप् र ार्थी कम्पनिती कवे आनफिस सस्रत 2nd Floor, Janaki Plaza, Jankipuram, Ring Road, Lucknow पहहवंचप्रा तरो बडती कप्राफिकी भतीड जगप्रा रती और आनफिस कवे दिरवप्राजवे पर तप्रालप्रा पडप्रा रप्रा। आस पप्रास कवे रहनिवे वप्रालरो निवे बतप्रायप्रा नक आनफिस लगभग दिरो ढप्राई महतीनिवे सवे बन्दि हमै और यहप्रा ररोज ऐसवे हती भतीड लगतती हमै। यह सभुनिकर पप् र ार्थी अपनिवे खप्रूनि पसतीनिवे ककी कमप्राई डप्रूब जप्रानिवे ककी बप्रात सरोच कर अत्यत आहत हहआ। पप् र ा र दप्थी ् र ा प जब नवपक्रा ्षित दपी ् र ा प स्रा वंचपथलत क्रा म्पननियय कों वे बप् र ावे मम पतप नकयप्रा गयप्रा तर्रा पतप चलप्रा नक नवपक्रा ्षित व उसकी वे अन्य सप् र ा त दपी ् र ा प फ्रा िजर क्थी म्पननियप्रावं बनिपकर कपटप्रा प्रूवरक बवेईमपन्रा ित पी प् र ूर आशय रखतवे हहए षडवंत दप्र ् र ा प क्रा प्रू टरनचत दसि तप् व्रा वेजय करों नदो खपि कर जमत्रा नी दिवेनिवे कवे निपम पर एव्रा वं अन्य यरजनो िपओ्रा वं मम इन्ववेसट कर क् वे ज्यपद्रा पि स्रा वे ज्यपद्रा पि लप्रा भ द्रा िवेनिवे कप FD, RD, MIS, झप्रावंसप द्रा िवेकर डवेलत नडपपी थजट तरप्रा अ्रा न्य सकक् मी म बनिपकर लर्रा गयो करों झपो ्रावंस मम लवेकर पप् र ा र व अ्थी न्य हजप् र ा र लरो गयो सों वे अपनित नवनभनी ्न कवं पननियय मों म कररडयो रों ुपयप जमप्रा करपयप्रा गयप्रा । जबनक इसस्रा वे सवंबवंथधत नवपनक्षियय कों वे पपस कर्रा ई भतो आरबती आई की वे दप् र ा प नदयपि गयप्रा लप्रा इस्रा मस निहह रपीं और न्रा िप हत्रा ी प्लपनट्रा वंग सवे सवंबवंथधत नकसत भती अरररटती की वे दप् र ा प , अपप्रूव्ड प्लपन्रा ि रप। नफ्रा िर भत पपी ् र ा त सी वे नवश्वपसघप्रा त फ्रा िजरवप्थी डप्रा धरखपो धडत्रा कर पडयी वंत रचकर कप्रू टरनचत झप्रूठवे व फिजर द्थी सि तप् व्रा वेज नदखपि कर करर्रा डरो रो ुपयप ठग थलय्रा वे। नवनदित हरो नक नवपक्षितीगर जरो नक शप्रानतर अपरप्राधती हमै जरो ग ग बनिप्रा कर बडवे प म ैप्रानिवे पर कई पदिवेशयों मम

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कप्रूटरनचत दिस्तप्राववेज बनिप्रानिप्रा, धरोखप्राधडती व फिजर्थीवप्राडप्रा कर षडयवंत्र रचकर भरोलवे भप्रालवे लरोगयों करो झप्रूठवे व फिजर्थी दिस्तप्राववेज नदिखप्रा कर नवश्वप्रास नदिलप्रा कर , झप्रावंसप्रा दिवेकर ठगती कप्रा धवंधप्रा चलप्रा रहवे हग। शतीमप्रानि जती पप् र ार्थी कवे अरक पररशम व खप्रूनि पसतीनिप्रा बहप्राकर अथजरत जतीवनि भर ककी जमप्रा पप्रूवंजती नवपक्षितीगर दप् र ाप्रा ठग थलयवे जप्रानिवे सवे वह पप् र ूर रूप सवे बबप्ादि हरो र चभुकप्रा हमै और उसकवे घप्रास अपनिती व अपनिवे पररवप् र ा ककी अजतीनवकप्रा हवेतभु उसकवे पप्रास कभुछ शवेष निहहीं हमै।"

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It is further stated that the dispute related to Management of the 'Society' occurred and C.P. Shukla, the Chairman of the 'Society' after submitting his resignation claimed his rights over the 'Society' and also carried out business activities of the 'Society', therefore one of the directors of the 'Society' Shri Santosh Kumar Singh lodged an F.I.R. on 09.06.2024 against the said C.P. Shukla and other persons related to the said C.P. Shukla including wife, son, daughter and brothers.

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It is also stated that the dispute related to rights over the company is pending consideration before the Central Registrar, Cooperative Societies, New Delhi.

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It is next stated that on account of the dispute related to Management of the Society the promise to provide land as per the Scheme could not be fulfilled, nor the amount deposited could be provided to the investors and therefore, various F.I.R.s were lodged by the investors including the F.I.R. which was registered as Case Crime No.828/2024, interalia under Sections 409, 420 I.P.C., Police Station-Dewa, District-Barabanki, by the informant/opposite party No.2.

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Further submission of the learned counsel for the applicant is that to attract the offence under Sections 406, 409, 420 I.P.C. one of the essential ingredients is 'mens rea', meaning thereby the intention to defraud must exist from the inception when the promise was made and unless it is shown that the accused had dishonest and fraudulent intention at the time of complainant/informant parted with the monies, it would not constitute an offence and from the contents of the F.I.R. it is apparent that this aspect is missing.

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It is also stated that in the similar circumstances, in Case Crime No.824/2024, under Sections 420, 409 I.P.C., Police StationDewa, District-Barabanki and in Case Crime No.832/2024, under Sections 420, 409 I.P.C., at Police Station-Dewa, DistrictBarabanki, the applicant has been granted bail by the coordinate benche of this Court vide order dated 23.01.2025, passed in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 681 of 2025 and vide order dated 24.01.2025, passed in Criminal Misc. Bail

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Application No.713 of 2025.

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It is further stated that investigation has already been completed and as such there is no need to custodial interrogation of the applicant. The applicant during investigation never tried to influence the witness of the prosecution, nor tried to tamper the evidence.

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Learned A.G.A. as well as learned counsel for the informant, however, vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail but could not able to dispute the above contention made by the learned counsel for the accused-applicant.

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Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, perusing the record and also considering the nature of allegations and the essential ingredients of Section 409 and 420 I.P.C. as also the criminal history as explained in paragraph 21 of the affidavit filed in support of the application seeking bail and the arguments advanced by the learned counsel for the parties and, without expressing any opinion on the merit of the case, I find it to be a fit case for granting bail.

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Let applicant (Ashok Singh) be released on bail in the aforesaid case crime number on his furnishing personal bond and two reliable sureties each of the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned subject to following conditions :-

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(i) The applicant will cooperate with the prosecution during trial.

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(ii) The applicant will not tamper with the evidence during trial.

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(iii) The applicant will not pressurize/intimidate the prosecution witness(es).

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(iv) The applicant shall not commit similar offence.

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(v) The applicant shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence.

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(vi) The applicant shall remain present before the trial court on each date fixed, either personally or through counsel.

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(vii) The applicant will not seek any adjournment on the dates fixed for evidence when the witnesses are present in court.

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(viii) The applicant shall remain present, in person, before the

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trial court on the dates fixed for recording of statement under Section 313 Cr.P.C.

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In case of default of above conditions it shall be open for the trial court to treat it as abuse of liberty of bail and pass orders in accordance with law.

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As this order relates to enlargement of the applicant on bail, it is clarified that observations made in this order shall have no bearing on the merits of the case and the trial court shall not be influenced by any observation made in this order.

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Order Date :- 14.2.2025 ML/-

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Digitally signed by :- MUNNA LAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench

Ashok Singh v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko.

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