Ankit Pandey vs State of U.P. and Another — Cheque Dishonour | Allahabad HC (2025)

Ankit Pandey vs State of U.P. and Another — Cheque Dishonour | Allahabad HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Interim anticipatory bail granted to applicant Ankit Pandey till 13.11.2025 on furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 50,000/- with two sureties each in the like amount, subject to four conditions (no tampering with evidence/appearance as directed; no inducement, threat or promise; cooperation during trial and no misuse of liberty; no leaving India without prior permission); prosecution free to seek cancellation on default; case to be put up as fresh on 13.11.2025.

Issue for consideration

Whether applicant Ankit Pandey is entitled to anticipatory bail in Case Crime no. 0229 of 2023 under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 IPC, Police Station Babupurwa, District Kanpur Nagar.

Court's answer

Applicant Ankit Pandey is to be released on interim anticipatory bail in the event of arrest, on furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 50,000/- with two sureties each in the like amount, till 13th November, 2025, subject to conditions: (i) no tampering with evidence and appearance before the trial Court on dates fixed unless exempted; (ii) no inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts so as to dissuade disclosure to the Court or police; (iii) cooperation during trial and no misuse of the liberty of bail; (iv) not leaving India without prior permission of the Court concerned.

Ratio / Principle

In default of any of the bail conditions, the prosecution shall be at liberty to file an appropriate application for cancellation of the interim anticipatory bail granted to the applicant.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Anticipatory bail — S.482 BNSS — Case Crime no. 0229 of 2023, Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 IPC, P.S. Babupurwa, District Kanpur Nagar — Applicant contended FIR lodged in 2023 was a counter blast to his earlier FIR under section 138 NI Act and that investigation was still pending — Learned A.G.A. had no instructions but opposed on the ground of applicant's active role — Relying on Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre v. State of Maharashtra, (2011) 1 SCC 694 (factors: nature and gravity of accusation, antecedents, possibility of fleeing justice, entire material and exact role), the Allahabad High Court (Jitendra Kumar Sinha, J.) granted interim anticipatory bail till 13.11.2025 on personal bond of Rs. 50,000/- with two like sureties, subject to conditions against tampering, inducement, misuse of liberty and leaving India without permission, reserving liberty to the prosecution to seek cancellation on breach — Case directed to be listed fresh on 13.11.2025.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 8539 of 2025

Ankit Pandey

.....Applicant(s)

Versus

State of U.P. and Another

	.....Opposite Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s)	: Mehul Khare, Pragya Pandey
Counsel for Opposite Party(s)	: G.A.

Court No. - 72

HON'BLE JITENDRA KUMAR SINHA, J.

Heard Sri Darshan Gupta, Advocate holding brief of Ms. Pragya Pandey, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Uma Shankar Mishra, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record.

The present application has been moved seeking anticipatory bail in Case Crime no. 0229 of 2023 under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 IPC, Police Station Babupurwa, District Kanpur Nagar with the prayer that in the event of arrest, the applicant may be released on bail.

It is contended by learned counsel for the applicant that present case has been lodged as a counter blast to an earlier FIR lodged by the applicant against the first informant for an offence under section 138 NI Act. It is further submitted that investigation is still under progress even though the FIR was lodged in the year 2023. It was also submitted that applicant undertakes to co-operate during trial and he would appear as and when required by the investigating agency or Court and in case he is granted anticipatory bail, he shall not misuse the liberty of bail and would obey all conditions of bail.

On the other hand, learned A.G.A. submits that he has not received instructions in the matter as yet. He further submits that applicant has an active role in the alleged offence.

It may be stated that in case of Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre v. State of

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Maharashtra, (2011) 1 SCC 694, it has been held by Hon'ble Supreme Court that while deciding anticipatory bail, the Court must consider nature and gravity of accusation, antecedents of the accused, possibility of accused to flee from justice and that Court must evaluate the entire available material against the accused carefully and the exact role of accused has also to be taken into consideration.

Considering the submissions of learned counsel for the parties and all attending facts and circumstances of the case, let the applicant Ankit Pandey in the event of his arrest, be released on interim anticipatory bail on his furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 50,000/- with two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the Court concerned till 13th November, 2025 with the following conditions :-

(i) The applicant shall not tamper with evidence and that he would appear before the trial Court on the date fixed unless exempted by the Court concerned;

(ii) 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/her/them from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer;

(iii) The applicant would co-operate during trial and would not misuse the liberty of bail.

(iv) The applicant shall not leave India without prior permission of the Court concerned.

In default of any of the conditions, the prosecution shall be at liberty to file appropriate application for cancellation of the interim anticipatory bail granted to the applicant.

Put up this case as fresh on 13.11.2025.

(Jitendra Kumar Sinha,J.)

October 17, 2025 Madhurima

Digitally signed by :- MADHURIMA GARG High Court of Judicature at Allahabad