Pramod Kumar v. State of U.P. and 2 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail granted till submission of police report (S. 173(2) Cr.P.C.) to Pramod Kumar, fair price shop dealer, applicant in Case Crime No. 891 of 2018, Sections 409, 417, 120B I.P.C. r/w Section 3/7 Essential Commodities Act and Section 66 I.T. Act, P.S. Civil Lines, Dist. Moradabad; FIR 28.8.2018; investigation pending seven years; case shifted to C.B.C.I.D. 19.02.2024; no substantive evidence at this stage; bond Rs. 50,000/- with two sureties like amount; conditions incl. interrogation availability, no inducement/threat/promise, no exit from India without Court leave and passport deposit; IO to conclude investigation preferably within 3 months; order copy to S.S.P./S.P. in 10 days. High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Vivek Varma, J., 3.7.2025; 2025:AHC:103965.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted to Pramod Kumar in Case Crime No. 891 of 2018 till the submission of police report, if any, under Section 173 (2) Cr.P.C.; in the event of arrest, release on a personal bond of Rs. 50,000/- with two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the Station House Officer concerned, subject to: (i) availability for interrogation by a police officer as and when required; (ii) no inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts so as to dissuade disclosure to the Court or any police officer; (iii) no departure from India without previous permission of the Court and deposit of passport, if any, before the S.S.P./S.P. concerned; on default of conditions the Investigating Officer may file an application for cancellation; Investigating Officer directed to conclude investigation expeditiously preferably within three months of production of the order copy; applicant to produce the order copy before the S.S.P./S.P. within ten days; application stands disposed of.