VIKRANT PRAKASH SINGHversusSTATE OF U.P.

         HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
         CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 33802 of 2026

Vikrant Prakash Singh
                                                          .....Applicant(s)
                                  Versus

State of U.P.
                                                             .....Opposite
                                                                   Party(s)

Counsel for Applicant(s)      : Saurabh Chaturvedi, Sr. Advocate,
                                Vijendra Kumar Mishra
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A.

Court No. - 70
                 HON'BLE JAI PRAKASH TIWARI, J.

Supplementary affidavit filed today is taken on record.

Heard Sri I.K. Chaturvedi, learned Senior Advocate appearing for the
applicant and learned AGA for the State and perused the record of the
case.

The instant application has been filed seeking release of the applicant on
bail in Case Crime No. 384 of 2025, under Sections 316(5), 61(2)
B.N.S., Police Station- Mahuli, District Sant Kabir Nagar, during
pendency of the trial in the court concerned.

Learned Senior Counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is
innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. It is next
submitted that the applicant was not named in the First Information
Report and his name surfaced during the course of investigation on the
basis of the alleged confessional statements of the named co-accused,
namely, Dhananjay Shukla and Rajni Prajapati. It is contended that
Dhananjay Shukla and his wife are the main accused and beneficiaries of
the alleged misappropriation, and that the amount allegedly received in
the applicant's account has already been returned to the accounts of the
victims. It is further submitted that the other co-accused, namely Sanjay
Kumar Das and Amit Kumar Srivastava, have already been enlarged on
anticipatory bail by the co-ordinate Bench of this Court in Criminal Misc.
Anticipatory Bail Application U/S 482 Nos. 1842 of 2026 and 8548 of
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2026, respectively. It is further submitted that the applicant has no
concern with the allegations levelled against him. It is also submitted that
except for the present case, the applicant has no criminal antecedents and
that he has been in judicial custody since 05.07.2026. Learned counsel for
the applicant further submits that the applicant undertakes not to misuse
the liberty of bail, if granted, and shall cooperate with the trial.

Learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for bail and submitted that the
applicant is involved in the commission of the alleged offence and that
there are specific allegations against him. It is submitted that although the
applicant was not named in the FIR, his complicity surfaced during the
course of investigation from the statements of the co-accused and the
material collected by the Investigating Officer.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, perusing the record,
evidence and also considering the nature of allegations, arguments
advanced by the learned counsel for the parties, this Court is of the view
that the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on bail during the pendency of
the trial.

Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case,
the instant bail application is allowed.

Let applicant, Vikrant Prakash Singh be released on bail in the
aforesaid case on his executing a personal bond and furnishing two
sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned
subject to the following conditions:-

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

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

(iii). The applicant will appear before the trial court on the date fixed,
unless personal presence is exempted.

(iv). The applicant shall not commit an offence similar to the offence of
which he is accused, or suspected, of the commission of which he is
suspected.
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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.

                                    It is further directed that the identity, status and residence proof of the
                                    sureties be verified by the authorities concerned before they are accepted.

                                    In case of breach of any of the above conditions, the trial court will be at
                                    liberty to cancel the bail.

                                    It is clarified that the observations made herein are limited to the facts
                                    brought in by the parties pertaining to the disposal of bail application and
                                    the said observations shall have no bearing on the merits of the case
                                    during trial.



                                                                                       (Jai Prakash Tiwari,J.)
                                    September 29, 2026
                                    Brijesh




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