Naresh Chandra Bharadwaj v. Central Bureau of Investigation/Acb, Lucknow
Case brief
What is this about?
Admission of criminal appeal; bail during pendency of appeal; conviction under Sections 120-B, 420, 471 IPC and Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(d) Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988; bank Senior Branch Manager; loan sanction on government valuator's and subordinates' recommendations; CBI/ACB Lucknow; Special Judge (Prevention of Corruption); interim bail by trial court continued till disposal of appeal; stay of recovery of fine of Rs. 70,000/-; personal bond and two sureties; tagged with Criminal Appeal No. 1162 of 2026; Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench; Subhash Vidyarthi, J.; May 12, 2026.
What did the court decide?
Appeal admitted for hearing and directed to be tagged and listed along with Criminal Appeal No. 1162 of 2026; bail allowed - appellant to remain on bail during pendency of the appeal, with the interim bail granted by the trial court remaining effective till disposal of the appeal; recovery of the fine of Rs. 70,000/- stayed; copies of the personal bond and two sureties to be annexed to the appeal record.