Supreme Court · 2025

Judgment

1. Sri Swetashwa Agrawal, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Karunakar Singh, learned A.G.A. for the State.

2. The present application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 has been filed to issue a direction to concerned Court to release the applicant in 225 cases on a personal bond and two sureties.

3. List of cases lodged against the applicant has been filed which is taken on record. The details of cases are as follows: S. No. District Police Station FIR No. Sections 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Meerut Meerut Meerut Meerut Meerut Meerut Meerut Meerut Meerut 10 Meerut 11 Meerut 12 Meerut 13 Meerut 14 Meerut 15 Meerut 16 Meerut 17 Meerut 18 Meerut 19 Meerut 20 Meerut 21 Meerut 22 Meerut Pallav Puram Pallav Puram Pallav Puram Pallav Puram Pallav Puram Pallav Puram Pallav Puram Pallav Puram Daurala Kankarkhera Kankarkhera Kankarkhera Kankarkhera Kankarkhera Kankarkhera Kankarkhera Kankarkhera Kankarkhera Kankarkhera Kankarkhera Kankarkhera Sardhana 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 23 Meerut 24 Meerut 25 Meerut 26 Meerut 27 Meerut 28 Meerut 29 Meerut 30 Meerut 31 Meerut 32 Meerut 33 Meerut 34 Meerut 35 Meerut 36 Meerut 37 Meerut 38 Meerut 39 Meerut 40 Meerut 41 Meerut 42 Meerut 43 Meerut 44 Meerut 45 Meerut 46 Meerut 47 Meerut 48 Meerut 49 Meerut 50 Meerut 51 Meerut 52 Meerut 53 Meerut 54 Meerut 55 Meerut 56 Meerut 57 Meerut 58 Meerut 59 Meerut 60 Meerut 61 Meerut 62 Meerut 63 Meerut 64 Meerut 65 Meerut 66 Meerut 67 Meerut 68 Meerut 69 Meerut Sardhana Sardhana Sardhana Nauchandi Nauchandi Nauchandi Nauchandi Nauchandi Nauchandi Nauchandi Nauchandi Nauchandi Nauchandi Nauchandi Nauchandi Nauchandi Nauchandi Nauchandi Nauchandi Medical Medical Medical Medical Medical Medical Medical Medical Medical Medical Medical Medical Medical Medical Medical Medical Medical Medical Medical Medical Medical Khar Khoda Khar Khoda T.P Nagar T.P Nagar T.P Nagar T.P Nagar T.P Nagar 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 2 of 8 70 Meerut 71 Meerut 72 Meerut 73 Meerut 74 Meerut 75 Meerut 76 Meerut 77 Meerut 78 Meerut 79 Meerut 80 Meerut 81 Meerut 82 Meerut 83 Meerut 84 Meerut 85 Meerut 86 Meerut 87 Meerut 88 Meerut 89 Meerut 90 Meerut 91 Meerut 92 Meerut 93 Meerut 94 Meerut 95 Meerut 96 Meerut 97 Meerut 98 Meerut 99 Meerut 100 Meerut 101 Meerut 102 Meerut 103 Meerut 104 Meerut 105 Meerut 106 Meerut 107 Meerut 108 Meerut 109 Meerut 110 Meerut 111 Meerut 112 Meerut 113 Meerut 114 Meerut 115 Meerut 116 Meerut T.P Nagar T.P Nagar T.P Nagar T.P Nagar T.P Nagar T.P Nagar T.P Nagar T.P Nagar T.P Nagar T.P Nagar T.P Nagar T.P Nagar T.P Nagar T.P Nagar T.P Nagar T.P Nagar Partapur Partapur Partapur Brahampuri Brahampuri Brahampuri Brahampuri Brahampuri Brahampuri Brahampuri Brahampuri Brahampuri Brahampuri Brahampuri Brahampuri Brahampuri Brahampuri Rohta Rohta Ganga Nagar Ganga Nagar Ganga Nagar Ganga Nagar Lisadi Gate 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,467,468,471,120-B IPC, 3/4 PCMCS ACT & 66 IT ACT Bhawanpur 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT Civil lines Civil lines Civil lines Civil lines Civil lines Civil lines 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 3 of 8 117 Meerut 118 Meerut 119 Meerut 120 Meerut 121 Meerut 122 Meerut 123 Meerut 124 Meerut 125 Meerut 126 Meerut 127 Meerut 128 Meerut 129 Meerut 130 Meerut 131 Meerut 132 Meerut 133 Meerut Civil lines Civil lines Civil lines Civil lines Civil lines Civil lines Civil lines Mawana Mawana Mawana Behsooma Lal Kurti Lal Kurti Railway Road Sadar Bazaar Sadar Bazaar Sadar Bazaar 134 Buland shahar Kotwali Nagar 135 Buland shahar Kotwali Nagar 136 Buland shahar Kotwali Dehat 137 Buland shahar Kotwali Dehat 138 Buland shahar Kotwali Dehat 139 Buland shahar Sikandrabad 140 Buland shahar Kakod 141 Buland shahar Narsaina 142 Buland shahar Narsaina 143 Buland shahar Khanpur 144 Buland shahar Shikarpur 145 Buland shahar Shikarpur 146 Buland shahar Shikarpur 147 Buland shahar Shikarpur 148 Buland shahar Jahangeerabad 149 Buland shahar Dibai 150 Buland shahar B B Nagar 151 Buland shahar B B Nagar 152 Buland shahar B B Nagar 153 Hapur Hapur Nagar 154 Hapur Hapur Nagar 155 Hapur Hapur Nagar 156 Hapur Hapur Nagar 157 Hapur Hapur Nagar 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406,467,468,471,120-B, IPC & 66 IT ACT 420,406, IPC 66 IT ACT , 3/4/5/6 PCMCS ACT 420,406, IPC, 3/4/5/6 PCMCS ACT 420,406, IPC, 3/4/5/6 PCMCS ACT 420,406, IPC, 3/4/5/6 PCMCS ACT 420,406, IPC , 3/4/5/6 PCMCS ACT 420,406, IPC, 3/4/5/6 PCMCS ACT 420,406, IPC, 3/4/5/6 PCMCS ACT 420,406, IPC, 3/4/5/6 PCMCS ACT 420,406, IPC, 3/4/5/6 PCMCS ACT 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Dehat 176 Hapur Hapur Dehat 177 Hapur Hapur Dehat 178 Hapur Hapur Dehat 179 Hapur Hapur Dehat 180 Hapur Hapur Dehat 181 Hapur Hapur Dehat 182 Hapur Hapur Dehat 183 Hapur Pilkhuwa 184 Hapur Pilkhuwa 185 Hapur Pilkhuwa 186 Hapur Pilkhuwa 420,409,467,468,471,120-B IPC, 3/4/5/6 PCMCS ACT 420,409,467,468,471,120-B IPC, 3/4/5/6 PCMCS ACT 420,409,467,468,471,120-B IPC, 3/4/5/6 PCMCS ACT 420,409,467,468,471,120-B IPC, 3/4/5/6 PCMCS ACT 420,409,467,468,471,120-B IPC, 3/4/5/6 PCMCS ACT 420,409,467,468,471,120-B IPC, 3/4/5/6 PCMCS ACT 420,409,467,468,471,120-B IPC, 3/4/5/6 PCMCS ACT 420,409,467,468,471,120-B IPC, 3/4/5/6 PCMCS ACT 420,409,467,468,471,120-B IPC, 3/4/5/6 PCMCS ACT 420,409,467,468,471,120-B IPC, 3/4/5/6 PCMCS ACT 420,409,467,468,471,34 IPC, 3/4/5/6 PCMCS ACT 420,409,467,468,471,34 IPC, 3/4/5/6 PCMCS ACT 420,409,467,468,471,34 IPC, 3/4/5/6 PCMCS ACT 420,409,467,468,471,34 IPC, 3/4/5/6 PCMCS ACT 420,409,467,468,471,34 IPC, 3/4/5/6 PCMCS ACT 420,409,467,468,471,34 IPC, 3/4/5/6 PCMCS 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Babugarh 204 Hapur Babugarh 205 Hapur Babugarh 206 Hapur Babugarh 207 Hapur Simbhawli 208 Hapur Simbhawli 209 Ghaziabad 210 Ghaziabad Kavi Nagar Kavi Nagar 211 Ghaziabad Kavi Nagar 212 Ghaziabad Kavi Nagar 213 Ghaziabad Indirapuram 214 G.B. 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4. Backdrop of cases are as follows: (i) On 31.01.2017 one complaint was filed by a private person at Police Station Surajpur, Gautam Buddha Nagar and the case was registered as Case Crime No. 33 of 2017 and the bank account of the company has been freezed, wherein balance was approx Rs. 450 crores. One raid was conducted and during investigation it has been found that the company failed to address all its customers and also failed to fulfil its obligation towards stakeholders. During this investigation 400 F.I.R.’s have been registered, whereby in 111 criminal cases final report was submitted. (ii) The present applicant is taken into custody in 228 cases. It is further that quantum of alleged amount in these 228 F.I.R.’s is approximately 2.5 crores only.

5. It is further submitted that the applicant was one of the Directors of the said company. It is further submitted that the applicant is languishing in jail since 05.04.2017 and last bail order has been passed on 20.08.2024. It is further submitted that the applicant is unable to furnish personal bond and two sureties in each case. In support of his submission, learned counsel for the applicant has relied upon judgment of the Supreme Court in the case of Girish Gandhi Vs. State of U.P. and Others, 2024 SCC Online SC 2142. 7 of 8

6. In view of the facts and circumstances of the case, concerned Magistrate/concerned court is directed to release the applicant in pursuance of the bail orders as annexed in the aforesaid case crime numbers, after furnishing one personal bond of Rs.1,00,000/- and two sureties in aforesaid 225 cases.

7. With the aforesaid directions, the application stands disposed of finally. Order Date :- 10.3.2025 R.S. Tiwari RAVI SHANKAR TIWARI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad 8 of 8

7. With the aforesaid directions, the application stands disposed of finally. Order Date :- 10.3.2025 R.S. Tiwari RAVI SHANKAR TIWARI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad 8 of 8