CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. 3498 of 2026 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 3498 of 2026 Rajesh Kumar .....Applicant(s) Versus State of U.P. and Another .....Opposite Party(s) Counsel for Applicant(s) : Rajrshi Gupta, Sudhanshu Kumar, Sr. Advocate Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Court No. - 71 HON'BLE AVNISH SAXENA, J. 1. Heard Sri Dileep Gupta, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Sri Prakash, learned counsel for the applicant and Learned AGA for the State. 2. The present anticipatory bail application under Section 482 of BNSS has been filed by the applicant with a prayer to release him on anticipatory bail in Case Crime No. 576 of 2008, under Sections 420, 467, 468, 470, 471, 477A, 120B IPC, P.S.- Kotwali Nagar, District- Muzaffarnagar, during pendency of the trial. 3. It is contended by learned Senior counsel for the applicant that the matter is of the year 2008 wherein the department of Vigilance has lodged the FIR against anonymous persons. The accused applicant was Junior Engineer, who is presently in service. The investigation is continuing since the year 2008. The role attributed to the accused applicant is giving subsidized connection of electr