CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. 388 of 2026 at Lucknow

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 388 of 2026 Pankaj Kumar Verma .....Applicant(s) Versus State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Home And Another .....Opposite Party(s) Counsel for Applicant(s) : Shrawan Kumar Verma Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Court No. - 15 HON'BLE KARUNESH SINGH PAWAR, J. 1.The present anticipatory bail application has been filed seeking anticipatory bail in case crime No.0245 of 2025 under section 316(5) BNS, P.S. Nagram, district Lucknow. 2.Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned Additional Government Advocate for the State. 3.It is alleged in the prosecution case that Mid-Day-Meal shed was constructed in village Panchatay Samesi in the year 2012. However, no amended estimate, amended approval order, bill/voucher/tender book of goods purchased, work completion certificate etc, has been made available. It is further alleged that the present applicant who was the then Panchayat Secretary, Gram Samesi was responsible for making the relevant records available. Thus, order has been issued by the department to lodge a first information report against the persons responsib