The Allahabad High Court has allowed the bail application of Atif Raza, the younger brother-in-law of mafia Mukhtar Ansari, in the case of illegal taking over of a Firm.
A Single Bench of Justice Pankaj Bhatia passed this order while hearing a Criminal Misc Bail Application filed by Atif Raja.
The accused-applicant seeks bail in Case under sections 406, 420, 386, 506 IPC, P.S Kotwali Ghazipur, District Ghazipur.
The FIR in question was lodged alleging that the accused persons were guilty of taking over the Firm.
It is argued that the allegations are giving rise to a civil case and the FIR in question was lodged somehow to arm-twist the accused to part away the value of the security.
It is further argued that the allegations are pertaining to alleged offences committed twelve years ago and no civil suit has been filed till date for counting or otherwise.
It is also argued that one of the co-accused Anwar Shahjad has been enlarged on bail, the order is on record along with the supplementary affidavit. With respect to criminal history, the same has been explained in the supplementary affidavit.
“Considering the fact that the co-accused has been enlarged on bail on similar allegations, and the allegations are pertaining to civil dispute and the FIR has been lodged after twelve years, the applicant is also entitled for the bail”, the Court observed while allowing the bail application.
The Court ordered that,
Let the applicant Atif Raja be released on bail in aforesaid first information report number subject to his furnishing a personal bond and two reliable sureties each of the like amount to the satisfaction of the court below concerned with the following conditions:
(a) The applicant shall execute a bond to undertake to attend the hearings;
(b) The applicant shall not commit any offence similar to the offence of which he is accused or suspected of the commission; and
(c) 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.