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Puneet Nanda v. State of U.P.

Allahabad HC24 Mar 2025BAIL/9720/2025

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What is this about?

Allahabad High Court bail order 2025; Puneet Nanda; CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION 9720/2025; Case Crime No. 79 of 2024; Sections 420, 406 IPC; Police Station Kankharkhera, District Meerut; bail during pendency of trial; custody since 17.10.2023; benchmarked on Satendra Kumar Antil v. CBI, SLP(Crl.) 5191/2021; personal bond plus two sureties; conditions on witness protection, trial cooperation and no new offences; cancellation on breach; judge Deepak Verma.

What did the court decide?

Release of applicant Puneet Nanda on bail on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount, with surety verification before the release order and compliance with the stated conduct conditions. ¶11

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What the court decided

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Issue for consideration

Whether applicant Puneet Nanda, booked in Case Crime No. 79 of 2024 under Sections 420, 406 I.P.C. at Police Station Kankharkhera, District Meerut, should be released on bail during pendency of the trial.

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Court's answer

Considering the entire facts and circumstances, submissions of counsel, nature of offence, evidence and complicity of accused, without expressing any opinion on merits and keeping in view the law laid down by the Apex Court in Satendra Kumar Antil v. C.B.I. (S.L.P.(Crl.) No. 5191 of 2021), the Court held the applicant had made out a case for bail and allowed the bail application.

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Ratio / Principle

Applicant Puneet Nanda was ordered to be released on bail upon furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned, subject to verification of the sureties before issuance of the release order and to conditions that he shall not tamper with prosecution evidence or intimidate/pressurize witnesses, shall cooperate sincerely in the trial without seeking adjournments, and shall not indulge in any criminal activity after release.

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Key takeaways

Breach of any of the imposed bail conditions shall constitute a ground for cancellation of bail.ratio¶15

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bail granted — CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. 9720 of 2025, Court No. 67, High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Deepak Verma J., order dated 7.4.2025 (Neutral Citation 2025:AHC:49503). Applicant Puneet Nanda, in custody since 17.10.2023 per counsel, sought bail in Case Crime No. 79 of 2024 registered under Sections 420, 406 I.P.C., Police Station Kankharkhera, District Meerut, during pendency of trial. Keeping in view the law laid down by the Apex Court in Satendra Kumar Antil v. C.B.I. (S.L.P.(Crl.) No. 5191 of 2021) and without opining on merits, the Court found a case for bail and allowed the application: release on a personal bond and two sureties each in like amount, sureties to be verified, subject to conditions forbidding tampering with evidence or intimidation/pressurization of witnesses, requiring sincere cooperation in trial without adjournments and abstention from fresh criminal activity; breach of any condition to be a ground for cancellation of bail.

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:49503

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Court No. - 67

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Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 9720 of 2025

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Applicant :- Puneet Nanda Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Anjali Singh Tomer,Gaurav Singh Tomar Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

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Hon'ble Deepak Verma,J.

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Heard Sri Gaurav Singh Tomar, learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record.

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The instant bail application has been filed with a prayer to release the applicant on bail in Case Crime No. 79 of 2024, registered under Sections 420, 406 I.P.C., Police Station Kankharkhera, District Meerut, during pendency of the trial.

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Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case due to ulterior motive. Allegation in the FIR is false and baseless and not supported by any evidence. On perusal of contents of FIR, discloses civil nature dispute. Applicant implicated in 27 cases in similar set of facts. The applicant is languishing in jail since 17.10.2023. In case, the applicant is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail and co-operate in trial.

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Learned A.G.A. has opposed the bail prayer of the applicant.

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Considering the entire facts and circumstances of the case, submissions of learned counsel for the parties and keeping in view the nature of offence, evidence, complicity of accused and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case and the law laid down by the Apex Court in Satendra Kumar Antil Vs. C.B.I. & Another , S.L.P.(Crl.) No. 5191 of 2021 , the Court is of the view that the applicant has made out a case for bail. The bail application is allowed .

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Let the applicant, Puneet Nanda, who is involved in the aforesaid case crime, be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned subject to following conditions. Further, before issuing the release order, the sureties be verified.

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i. The applicant shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence by intimidating/ pressurizing the witnesses, during the investigation or trial.

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ii. The applicant shall cooperate in the trial sincerely without seeking any adjournment.

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iii. The applicant shall not indulge in any criminal activity or commission of any crime after being released on bail.

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In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail.

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Order Date :- 7.4.2025 Nitin Verma

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Digitally signed by :- NITIN KUMAR VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

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